Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.263
Sweetness Deepens the Desire to Taste
“In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it. But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness.
What the purport teaches
- Despite various efforts, the Lord has not been able to taste this pleasure.
- Yet His desire to relish it continues to increase.
- He describes sensing its sweetness as smelling it, while still longing to taste it.
Try this today
Read the verse once more and note the difference between sensing sweetness and tasting it.
Ask yourself
How does the image of smelling sweetness help me understand this growing desire?
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.