LORD CAITANYA'S DEEP ECSTATIC FEELINGS

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to remain awake throughout the entire night, chanting the Hare Krsna mantra very loudly. After some time, Svarupa Damodara could no longer hear Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanting. When he entered the room, he found the three doors locked, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was gone. All the devotees were very anxious when they saw that the Lord was not in His room. They wandered about searching for Him with a warning lamp. After searching for some time, they came upon Śri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lying in a corner by the northern side of the Simha-dvăra gate. At first they were overjoyed to see Him, but when they saw His condition, all the devotees, headed by Svarupa Damodara Gosvāmi, were very anxious. Śri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was lying unconscious, and His body had become elongated to five or six cubits. There was no breath from His nostrils.

Seeing the Lord's condition, all the devotees were very unhappy. When they saw this, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and all the other devotees began to chant the holy name of Krsna very loudly into Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's ear. After they had chanted in this way for a long time, the holy name of Krsna entered the heart of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and He suddenly arose with a loud shout of "Haribol!" As soon as the Lord returned to external consciousness, all His joints contracted and His entire body returned to normal.