Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.76
A Prayer for Love in Separation
“Because of separation from His many friends in Vṛndāvana, who were like His own life, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke like a madman. His intelligence was transformed. Day and night He rubbed His moonlike face against the walls, and blood flowed from the injuries. May that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise in my heart and make me mad with love.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt separation from His many friends in Vṛndāvana, who were like His own life.
- His intelligence was transformed, and He spoke like a madman. Day and night He rubbed His moonlike face against the walls, causing bleeding injuries.
- The prayer asks that this Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise in the speaker’s heart and make him mad with love.
Try this today
Read the closing prayer aloud once, directing your attention to its longing for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to rise in the heart.
Ask yourself
What does the prayer’s closing request teach me about the love the speaker longs for?
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.