Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.123
The Lord’s Tears and Trembling
“Tears fell from His eyes, and His whole body trembled. His bodily hairs stood on end, He perspired heavily, and His words faltered. Sometimes He stood, and sometimes He fell. And sometimes He cried.”
What the purport teaches
- Tears fell from His eyes, and His whole body trembled.
- His bodily hairs stood on end, He perspired heavily, and His words faltered.
- Sometimes He stood, sometimes He fell, and sometimes He cried.
Try this today
Read the verse once slowly, pausing at each bodily symptom described.
Ask yourself
How does this description help you notice the intensity of the Lord’s condition?
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.