| Antya-lila | Chapter 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 15.5
kabhu bhave magna, kabhu ardha-bahya-sphurti
kabhu bahya-sphurti, -- tina rite prabhu-sthiti
SYNONYMS
kabhu -- sometimes; bhave -- in ecstatic emotion; magna -- merged; kabhu -- sometimes; ardha -- half; bahya-sphurti -- in external consciousness; kabhu -- sometimes; bahya-sphurti -- in full external consciousness; tina rite -- in three ways; prabhu-sthiti -- the situation of the Lord.
TRANSLATION
The Lord would maintain Himself in three states of consciousness: sometimes He merged totally in ecstatic emotion, sometimes He was in partial external consciousness, and sometimes He was in full external consciousness.
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