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Many Waves of Ecstatic Emotional Love

“In this way the Lord danced for at least three hours. Sometimes the symptoms of ecstasy were visible, including pleasure, moroseness and many other waves of ecstatic emotional love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.132, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord danced for at least three hours.
  • Sometimes the symptoms of His ecstasy became visible.
  • These symptoms included pleasure, moroseness and many other waves of ecstatic emotional love.

Try this today

Reread the translation and note the two specifically named expressions of ecstatic love.

Ask yourself

What does this description show me about the variety of the Lord’s ecstatic emotions?

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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