Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.16
The Senses Long to Plunder Kṛṣṇa’s Sweetness
“O My dear friend, please hear the cause of My misery. My five senses are actually extravagant rogues. They know very well that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but they still want to plunder Kṛṣṇa’s property.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord asks His dear friend to hear the cause of His misery.
- He calls His five senses “extravagant rogues,” describing their forceful longing for Kṛṣṇa.
- The senses know very well that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, yet they still want to plunder His property.
Try this today
Reread this verse alongside the preceding one, and note how the sweetness described there explains the senses’ longing here.
Ask yourself
What does the word “rogues” convey about the force of the senses’ attraction to Kṛṣṇa here?
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.