Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 12.154
Understanding Love Beyond Its Appearance
“Anyone who hears about the loving exchanges between Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, or who reads Jagadānanda’s book Prema-vivarta, can understand what love is. Moreover, he achieves ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Vivarta means accepting something to be the opposite of what it appears. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s apparent anger was a manifestation of his great love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Prema-vivarta is also the name of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s book. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī uses these words to refer both to reading that book and to hearing about Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s loving dealings.
- Anyone who hears about these loving exchanges or reads Prema-vivarta can understand what love is. Such a person very soon achieves ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Reread this verse’s translation today, giving special attention to its promise about hearing these loving exchanges.
Ask yourself
How does the explanation of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s apparent anger help you understand his love?
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.