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Ecstasy of Love of Godhead

“While at this place, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was in His usual ecstasy of love of Godhead and was laughing, crying, dancing and chanting. Everyone who saw Him was astonished.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 7.114, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was in His usual ecstasy of love of Godhead.
  • He was laughing, crying, dancing and chanting.
  • Everyone who saw Him was astonished.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s love of Godhead.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about these expressions of the Lord’s love of Godhead?

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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