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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.346

Ecstatic Love Upon Seeing Lord Jagannātha

“Due to ecstatic love experienced upon visiting Lord Jagannātha, inundations of trembling, perspiration, tears and jubilation swept the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.346, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu experienced ecstatic love upon visiting Lord Jagannātha.
  • Trembling and perspiration swept His body.
  • Tears and jubilation also swept His body in waves of ecstatic love.

Try this today

Read the verse slowly, keeping your attention on the love behind these bodily expressions.

Ask yourself

How does this description deepen your appreciation of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s love for Lord Jagannātha?

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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