Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.109
An Interruption Breaks the Happy Dream
“Suddenly, all of you created a great tumult and picked Me up and brought Me back here. Where now is the river Yamunā? Where is Vṛndāvana? Where are Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs? You have broken My happy dream!”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that His companions had suddenly created a great tumult, picked Him up and brought Him back.
- He asked where the river Yamunā, Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs had gone.
- He described the interruption as the breaking of His happy dream.
Try this today
Read the Lord’s questions aloud slowly, attending to His longing for Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs.
Ask yourself
What do the Lord’s questions reveal about how deeply He cherished what He had seen?
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.