Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.37
Longing for Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Vṛndāvana
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I found Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Vṛndāvana, but I have lost Him again. Who has taken My Kṛṣṇa? Where have I come?””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expressed the feelings of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. He felt that He had found Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Vṛndāvana, and then lost Him again.
- First He felt taken to Vṛndāvana, where He saw Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa dance with the gopīs; then He was brought to Kurukṣetra to see Lord Jagannātha, Subhadrā and Lord Balarāma. He experienced divyonmāda, transcendental madness in separation from Kṛṣṇa.
- At Kurukṣetra, Kṛṣṇa displays His opulence, whereas in Vṛndāvana He is in His original position and never goes even a step away. Therefore Kurukṣetra is less important to the gopīs than Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Write down the purport’s distinction between Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
Why is Vṛndāvana more important to the gopīs than Kurukṣetra?
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.