Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.144
Seeing the Temple Awakens Ecstatic Love
“After seeing the temple of Jagannātha from a distant place, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately became ecstatic. After offering obeisances to the temple, He began to dance in the ecstasy of love of God.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing the Jagannātha temple from a distance, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately became ecstatic. He offered obeisances and danced in love of God.
- The word deula refers to the temple where the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated.
- The purport identifies King Anaṅga-bhīma as the builder of the present temple. The surrounding small buildings and the high platform in front were not present during Mahāprabhu’s time.
Try this today
Offer obeisances today while remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His temple.
Ask yourself
How might remembering who is present in the temple deepen your reverence?
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.