Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.45
The Ear Thirsts for Kṛṣṇa’s Nectar
“One particle of that transcendental, blissful nectar is the life and soul of the ear, which is like a cakora bird that lives in hope of tasting that nectar. Sometimes, by good fortune, the bird can taste it, but at other times he unfortunately cannot and therefore almost dies of thirst.
What the purport teaches
- Even one particle of that transcendental, blissful nectar is the life and soul of the ear.
- The ear is compared to a cakora bird living in hope of tasting that nectar.
- Sometimes the bird tastes it by good fortune. At other times, unable to taste it, the bird almost dies of thirst.
Try this today
Read this verse alongside the preceding description of Kṛṣṇa’s speech, and reflect for one minute on the ear’s thirst for that nectar.
Ask yourself
What does the thirsty cakora bird help you understand about the longing expressed here?
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.