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Offering His Ecstatic Love

“Among His own associates, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu laughingly said, “I came here to sell My emotional ecstatic love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.168, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke among His own associates.
  • He laughingly described His purpose in coming there.
  • He said that He had come to sell His emotional ecstatic love, speaking of that love as His goods.

Try this today

Read His words aloud once, noticing both His laughter and His desire to offer ecstatic love.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the warmth of His words to His associates?

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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