Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.28
Longing for Kṛṣṇa’s nectarean sounds
“Because you brought Me back here, I could no longer hear the nectarean voices of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, nor could I hear the sounds of their ornaments or the flute.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explains that being brought back ended His hearing of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs.
- He calls their voices nectarean, expressing how sweet they were to His ears.
- He could no longer hear their ornaments or the flute.
Try this today
Name the three kinds of sounds mentioned here, then reread the verse with attention to His longing.
Ask yourself
What does His account of these lost sounds reveal about their sweetness to Him?
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.