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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.256

Her Luster Brings Overwhelming Happiness

“Seeing the luster of Her complexion after Our pastimes together, I forget My own identity in happiness.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.256, translation

What the purport teaches

  • He sees the luster of Her complexion after Their pastimes together.
  • Seeing that luster fills Him with happiness.
  • His happiness is so great that He forgets His own identity.

Try this today

Read the verse twice, noticing how seeing Her luster leads to overwhelming happiness.

Ask yourself

What does His forgetting His own identity reveal about the intensity of this happiness?

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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