Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.68
Separation Deepens the Thirst for Kṛṣṇa
“The cloud of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes is drenching the fourteen worlds with a shower of nectar. Unfortunately, when that cloud appeared, a whirlwind arose and blew it away from Me. Being unable to see the cloud, the cātaka bird of My eyes is almost dead from thirst.”
What the purport teaches
- The cloud of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes drenches the fourteen worlds with a shower of nectar.
- The speaker describes a whirlwind that blew this cloud away from Him after it appeared.
- Unable to see Kṛṣṇa, He compares His eyes to a cātaka bird almost dead from thirst.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing how the cloud and thirsty bird express the pain of not seeing Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What contrast do you notice between the shower of nectar and the speaker’s thirst?
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.