Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.59
Remembering Kṛṣṇa Sustains and Deepens Longing
“If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī says that without thinking of Kṛṣṇa, Her impoverished mind would die within a moment.
- She compares Her mind without remembrance of Him to a fish out of water.
- Seeing Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face greatly pleases Her mind and eyes. Yet that pleasure redoubles Her desire for Him.
Try this today
Spend a quiet moment remembering Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face as described here.
Ask yourself
What does the fish-out-of-water comparison show about Her need to remember 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.