Pralāpa—the ecstatic symptom of talking like a madman.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-P-›Pralapa-the ecstatic symptom Pralapa-the ecstatic symptom of talking like a madman. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/p/pralapa-the-ecstatic-symptom-of-talking-like-a-madman Previous: Praksepatmika-sakti-maya's power to throw one into the material world. Next: Pramana-Evidence, proof. The term refers to sources of knowledge that are held to be valid. In the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya, the school of Vedic knowledge that ISKCON represents, there are three pramanas. They are pratyaksa (direct sense perception), anumana (reason), and sabda (authoritative testimony). Of these three pramanas, sabda is imperative, while pratyaksa and anumana are supportive. See Anumana, Pratyaksa, Sabda.