Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.20
Lakṣmīdevī’s Unhappiness in Separation
“Because the Lord was engaged in various ways in preaching work in East Bengal, His wife, Lakṣmīdevī, was very unhappy at home in separation from her husband.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord was engaged in preaching work in East Bengal.
- He carried out this preaching work in various ways.
- His wife, Lakṣmīdevī, remained at home and was very unhappy in separation from her husband.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, giving particular attention to Lakṣmīdevī’s feelings of separation.
Ask yourself
What does Lakṣmīdevī’s unhappiness reveal about how deeply she felt the Lord’s absence?
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.