Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.42
Relishing Songs of Separation from Kṛṣṇa
“The Lord used to read the books of Vidyāpati, Jayadeva and Caṇḍīdāsa, relishing their songs with His confidential associates like Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord read the books of Vidyāpati, Jayadeva and Caṇḍīdāsa. He relished their songs with confidential associates such as Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.
- Vidyāpati was a famous composer of songs about the pastimes of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. He was born in a brāhmaṇa family in Mithilā.
- Vidyāpati’s songs express intense feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu relished them in His own ecstasy of separation from Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write one sentence about why Vidyāpati’s songs were dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Ask yourself
What feelings in Vidyāpati’s songs did Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu relish?
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.