Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.55
Hoping for Relief by Forgetting Kṛṣṇa
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “If I give up hope of meeting Kṛṣṇa, I shall then be happy. Therefore, let us stop this most inglorious discussion of Kṛṣṇa. It would be better for us to talk of glorious topics and forget Him.””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that giving up hope of meeting Kṛṣṇa would bring Him happiness.
- He proposes stopping the discussion of Kṛṣṇa and speaking of glorious topics instead.
- In the surrounding verses, this wish to forget is followed by Kṛṣṇa’s appearance within Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s heart. These words express a moment within intense ecstatic longing.
Try this today
Read this verse together with the next, noticing the contrast between the wish to forget and sudden remembrance.
Ask yourself
How does the next verse help you understand this wish to forget Kṛṣṇa?
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.