Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.31
Love Extends from Attraction to Mahābhāva
“Next are explained the symptoms of love of Godhead, which can be divided into nine varieties, beginning with attraction and extending up to ecstatic love and finally up to the topmost ecstatic love [mahābhāva].
What the purport teaches
- The symptoms of love of Godhead are divided into nine varieties.
- These varieties begin with attraction and extend up to ecstatic love.
- The highest is mahābhāva, the topmost ecstatic love.
Try this today
Write down the beginning and highest point named here: attraction and mahābhāva, the topmost ecstatic love.
Ask yourself
What does this range suggest about the depth of love of Godhead?
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.