Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.4
Separation and Ecstatic Love
“The unhappiness of separation from Kṛṣṇa exhausted the Lord’s mind and reduced the structure of His body, but when He felt emotions of ecstatic love, He again became developed and healthy.”
What the purport teaches
- The unhappiness of separation from Kṛṣṇa exhausted the Lord’s mind.
- This separation also reduced the structure of His body.
- When He felt emotions of ecstatic love, His body again became developed and healthy.
Try this today
Reread the verse and pause over the contrast between separation and ecstatic love.
Ask yourself
What does the effect on the Lord’s body reveal about the depth of His feelings for Kṛṣṇa?
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.