Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.87
Praying for the Lord Within the Heart
“ ‘My dear friend the doorkeeper, where is Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of My heart? Kindly show Him to Me quickly.’ With these words, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed the doorkeeper like a madman. The doorkeeper grasped His hand and replied very hastily, ‘Come, see Your beloved!’ May that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise within my heart and thus make me mad also.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu urgently asks His friend the doorkeeper to show Him Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of His heart.
- The doorkeeper grasps His hand and hastily replies, “Come, see Your beloved!”
- The prayer asks that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise within the speaker’s heart and awaken the same overwhelming longing.
Try this today
Read the closing prayer attentively, asking that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise within your heart.
Ask yourself
What does the closing prayer teach you about the longing expressed in this encounter?
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.