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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.40

Separation from Kṛṣṇa Day and Night

“Day and night Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt separation from Kṛṣṇa. Manifesting symptoms of this separation, He cried and talked very inconsistently, like a madman.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 13.40, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt separation from Kṛṣṇa day and night.
  • He cried as a manifestation of this separation.
  • He also talked very inconsistently, appearing like a madman in His separation from Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and spend a quiet moment reflecting on His separation from Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

What does His day-and-night separation reveal to you about the depth of His love for Kṛṣṇa?

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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