Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.24
The Lord Appeals for Help Finding Kṛṣṇa
“After speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu caught hold of the necks of Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara. Then the Lord said, “My dear friends, please listen to Me. What shall I do? Where shall I go? Where can I go to get Kṛṣṇa? Please, both of you, tell Me how I can find Him.””
What the purport teaches
- After describing Kṛṣṇa’s attractions, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu caught hold of the necks of Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara.
- He addressed them as His dear friends and asked them to listen. His questions express urgent longing: what should He do, and where should He go?
- The Lord asked both friends to tell Him how He could find Kṛṣṇa. His appeal brings the preceding descriptions of attraction into a direct plea for help.
Try this today
Read the Lord’s questions aloud slowly, noticing how each one expresses His longing for Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does the Lord’s appeal to His dear friends reveal about His longing to find 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.