Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.57
Advanced Ecstasies in Conjugal Love
“Only in the conjugal mellow are there two ecstatic symptoms called rūḍha [advanced] and adhirūḍha [highly advanced]. The advanced ecstasies are found among the queens of Dvārakā, and the highly advanced ecstasies are found among the gopīs.
What the purport teaches
- Only the conjugal mellow has the two ecstatic symptoms called rūḍha and adhirūḍha.
- Rūḍha means advanced ecstasy and is found among the queens of Dvārakā.
- Adhirūḍha means highly advanced ecstasy and is found among the gopīs.
Try this today
Make two vocabulary notes pairing rūḍha and adhirūḍha with their meanings and where they are found.
Ask yourself
What distinction does the verse make between the ecstasies of the queens of Dvārakā and those of the gopīs?
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.