Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.321
Tears of Great Ecstatic Love
“In great ecstatic love they both began to cry, and thus their minds were slackened.”
What the purport teaches
- They both experienced great ecstatic love.
- They both began to cry; these were tears of love.
- Their minds were slackened as they cried in that ecstatic love.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, giving special attention to the words “great ecstatic love.”
Ask yourself
How does the verse’s description of ecstatic love help you understand their tears?
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.