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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.68

The Lord’s Ecstatic Spiritual Transformations

“Ecstatic spiritual transformations began to take place in the Lord’s body. His body trembled, and His voice faltered. He perspired, turned pale and wept a constant flow of tears, which wet all the people standing there. The eruptions on the Lord’s body appeared like kadamba flowers.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.68, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Ecstatic spiritual transformations appeared in the Lord’s body. He trembled, and His voice faltered.
  • He perspired, turned pale and wept a constant flow of tears. His tears wet the people standing there.
  • The eruptions on His body appeared like kadamba flowers. These descriptions show the bodily expressions of His ecstatic love.

Try this today

Read this description slowly today, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s ecstatic love.

Ask yourself

What detail helps you reflect on the depth of the Lord’s ecstatic love?

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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