Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.77
Ecstatic Love Speaks Through Lamentation
“Lamenting in ecstatic love, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then recited the following verse, which was spoken by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī while exposing the lamentation of Her heart to Her friend Śrīmatī Viśākhā.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu laments in ecstatic love and then recites a verse.
- That verse was spoken by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to Her friend Śrīmatī Viśākhā.
- In speaking to Her friend, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī reveals the lamentation of Her heart.
Try this today
Before reading the next verse, pause to remember that it expresses Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s heart to Her friend.
Ask yourself
How does knowing who originally spoke these words shape your reading of the next verse?
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.