Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.32
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure Awakens Ecstatic Madness
“Suddenly there awoke within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the scene of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure to Mathurā, and He began exhibiting the symptom of ecstatic madness known as udghūrṇā.”
What the purport teaches
- The scene of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure to Mathurā suddenly awakens within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- He begins exhibiting a symptom of ecstatic madness known as udghūrṇā.
- This experience follows the description of His ever-increasing feelings of separation in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstasy.
Try this today
Write down “udghūrṇā” and its description in this verse: a symptom of ecstatic madness.
Ask yourself
How does the scene of Kṛṣṇa’s departure deepen my understanding of the separation described 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.