Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.76
Ecstatic Symptoms Instructed His Body and Mind
“As the spiritual master chastises the disciple and teaches him the art of devotional service, so all the ecstatic symptoms of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu — including despondency, moroseness, humility, restlessness, joy, endurance and anger — instructed His body and mind. In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed His time.”
What the purport teaches
- A spiritual master chastises the disciple and teaches the art of devotional service.
- Similarly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic symptoms instructed His body and mind.
- These symptoms included despondency, moroseness, humility, restlessness, joy, endurance and anger. In this way He passed His time.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining the verse’s comparison between a spiritual master’s instruction and Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic symptoms.
Ask yourself
How does the comparison with a spiritual master help you understand the word “instructed” here?
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.