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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.80

Kṛṣṇa Enchants the Mind and Disappears

“By nature, Kṛṣṇa is very restless; He does not stay in one place. He meets with someone, enchants his mind and then disappears.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 15.80, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes Kṛṣṇa as restless by nature.
  • Kṛṣṇa does not stay in one place; He meets someone and enchants that person’s mind.
  • He then disappears, explaining the lament over having Kṛṣṇa and losing Him again.

Try this today

Read this verse together with the preceding one, noticing the sequence of meeting, enchantment and loss.

Ask yourself

Why does Kṛṣṇa’s enchanting presence make His disappearance so painful in this passage?

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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