Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.34
Conjugal Love Reaches the Greatest Ecstatic Love
“The gopīs of Vṛndāvana who are attached to Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love can increase their ecstatic love up to the point of mahābhāva, the greatest ecstatic love. These are some of the glorious meanings of the word ‘bhakti.’
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs of Vṛndāvana are attached to Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love.
- Their ecstatic love can increase to mahābhāva, the greatest ecstatic love.
- These descriptions of love reveal some of the glorious meanings of the word ‘bhakti.’
Try this today
Write down ‘mahābhāva — the greatest ecstatic love’ and read the translation once more.
Ask yourself
How does this verse deepen your understanding of what ‘bhakti’ means?
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.