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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.32

The Lord Speaks in Ecstasy

“Still in His ecstasy, the Lord asked Advaita Ācārya, “Why did You come here? How did You know that I was in Vṛndāvana?””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.32, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord was still in His ecstasy when He spoke to Advaita Ācārya.
  • He asked Advaita Ācārya why He had come there.
  • He also asked how Advaita Ācārya knew that He was in Vṛndāvana.

Try this today

Reread the Lord’s two questions, noticing how they express His experience of Vṛndāvana.

Ask yourself

What do the Lord’s questions reveal about where He understood Himself to be?

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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