Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.12
Separation Like That of the Gopīs
“When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt separation from Kṛṣṇa, His condition exactly corresponded to that of the gopīs in Vṛndāvana after Kṛṣṇa’s departure for Mathurā.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt separation from Kṛṣṇa.
- His condition exactly corresponded to that of the gopīs in Vṛndāvana.
- The comparison concerns the gopīs’ condition after Kṛṣṇa’s departure for Mathurā.
Try this today
Write down whose feelings of separation are compared in this verse and the event connected with them.
Ask yourself
What does the word “exactly” help you notice about this comparison?
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.