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Shared Radiance, Beauty, and Ecstasy

“The devotees saw that both Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Gopāla were brilliantly effulgent and had eyes like lotuses. They were both absorbed in ecstasy, and both Their faces resembled full moons.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 5.137, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The devotees saw that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Gopāla were both brilliantly effulgent.
  • Both had eyes like lotuses and faces resembling full moons.
  • Both were absorbed in ecstasy.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Their lotuslike eyes and faces resembling full moons.

Ask yourself

How do the images of lotuses and full moons help you appreciate Their beauty?

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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