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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.52

The Same Symptoms of Separation Appear

“When the gopīs felt separation from Kṛṣṇa, they experienced ten kinds of bodily transformations. These same symptoms appeared in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.52, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The gopīs experienced ten kinds of bodily transformations when they felt separation from Kṛṣṇa.
  • These same symptoms appeared in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • The verse connects His bodily symptoms with the gopīs’ experience of separation from Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Reread the verse and note the shared cause of these bodily transformations: separation from Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does this comparison help you understand Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s condition?

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.

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