Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.235
Hearing Vṛndāvana’s Sweetness Increases the Lord’s Joy
“In the beginning Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura described the transcendental sweetness of Vṛndāvana’s pastimes. Hearing this, the Lord felt great and increasing jubilation in His heart.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura began by describing Vṛndāvana’s pastimes.
- His description expressed the transcendental sweetness of those pastimes.
- Hearing him, the Lord felt great jubilation in His heart. That jubilation continued to increase.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly, pausing over the words “transcendental sweetness.”
Ask yourself
What does the Lord’s increasing joy show me about the sweetness of Vṛndāvana’s pastimes?
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.