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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.280

Tasting Bliss and Spreading Love of Godhead

“My dear Lord, You have descended in this incarnation of Lord Caitanya for Your own personal reasons. You have come to taste Your own spiritual bliss, and at the same time You are transforming the whole world by spreading the ecstasy of love of Godhead.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.280, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord has descended as Lord Caitanya for His own personal reasons.
  • He has come to taste His own spiritual bliss.
  • At the same time, He transforms the whole world by spreading the ecstasy of love of Godhead.

Try this today

Take a moment today to appreciate Lord Caitanya’s gift of love of Godhead.

Ask yourself

How does this verse connect the Lord’s own bliss with His gift to the world?

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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