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An Embrace Filled With Ecstatic Love

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then embraced Raghupati Upādhyāya in ecstatic love. Raghupati Upādhyāya also was overwhelmed by love, and he began to dance.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.107, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Raghupati Upādhyāya in ecstatic love.
  • Raghupati Upādhyāya also became overwhelmed by love.
  • Overwhelmed in this way, Raghupati Upādhyāya began to dance.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and reflect for a moment on the love shared in this meeting.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention to the love expressed in this embrace?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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