Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.275
Kṛṣṇa Becomes Lord Caitanya to Taste Love
“Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to taste the limitless nectarean mellows of the love possessed by one of His multitude of loving damsels [Śrī Rādhā], and so He has assumed the form of Lord Caitanya. He has tasted that love while hiding His own dark complexion with Her effulgent yellow color. May that Lord Caitanya confer upon us His grace.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya to taste the limitless nectarean mellows of Śrī Rādhā’s love.
- He tasted that love while hiding His own dark complexion with Her effulgent yellow color.
- The verse prays for Lord Caitanya’s grace. It is the third verse of the second Caitanyāṣṭaka in Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Stava-mālā.
Try this today
Offer the verse’s prayer today: “May that Lord Caitanya confer upon us His grace.”
Ask yourself
How does knowing Lord Caitanya’s desire to taste Śrī Rādhā’s love shape your prayer for His grace?
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.