Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.233
Hearing Leads to an Emotional Embrace
“After hearing this, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Rāmānanda Rāya, and both of them, embracing shoulder to shoulder, began to cry.”
What the purport teaches
- After hearing this, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Rāmānanda Rāya.
- They embraced one another shoulder to shoulder.
- Both began to cry while embracing.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, giving your full attention to the embrace and tears it describes.
Ask yourself
What strikes me about the shared tenderness of this response to hearing?
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.