Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.224
Seek Lasting Satisfaction at Govinda’s Feet
“My dear friend, if you are indeed attached to your worldly friends, do not look at the smiling face of Lord Govinda as He stands on the bank of the Yamunā at Keśīghāṭa. Casting sidelong glances, He places His flute to His lips, which seem like newly blossomed twigs. His transcendental body, bending in three places, appears very bright in the moonlight.”
What the purport teaches
- The pleasure of worldly society, friendship and family life is compared to a drop of water. The heart, like a dry desert, desires an ocean of pleasure.
- To find real pleasure within the heart, one must seek the lotus feet of Govinda. Taking shelter there makes the minute quantity of worldly pleasure fade from importance.
- Govinda stands by the Yamunā at Keśīghāṭa, smiling and holding His flute to His lips. He attracts the gopīs to His transcendental loving service.
Try this today
Pause for one minute today to recall the smiling Govinda described here and seek shelter at His lotus feet.
Ask yourself
Where are you expecting a drop of worldly pleasure to satisfy an ocean-sized longing?
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.