Question: I could not understand how the Lord’s transcendental ecstasy could be disturbed by the presence of Srivas Thakur’s mother in law who was not a devotee during His kirtana? Why was the kirtan nocturnal and closed in the early days and later on in the Ratha Yatra in Puri, the Lord exhibited ecstacies in kirtana, publicly? Please enlighten us.

Jayapataka Swami: When Lord Caitanya came back from Gaya, His ecstacies were criticized by the non-devotees and they couldn’t understand. They thought He was sick. He had disturbed airs and they criticized. So He was invited by Srivas to have nocturnal kirtans in his...