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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.146

Carried Away by Kṛṣṇa’s Transcendental Sweetness

“Since I have become a madman, I am saying one thing instead of another. This is because I am being carried away by the waves of the nectarean ocean of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental sweetness.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.146, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker describes Himself as a madman, saying one thing instead of another.
  • He explains that He is being carried away by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental sweetness.
  • That sweetness is described as a nectarean ocean whose waves carry Him away.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on the words “Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental sweetness.”

Ask yourself

What does the image of a nectarean ocean help you appreciate about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness?

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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