Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.114
Sorrow Without Understanding the Reason
“When Junior Haridāsa heard that he had been ordered not to approach Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he was very unhappy. No one could understand why he had been ordered not to come.”
What the purport teaches
- Junior Haridāsa heard that he had been ordered not to approach Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- On hearing this, he became very unhappy.
- No one could understand why he had been ordered not to come.
Try this today
Today, listen to someone’s difficulty without offering an explanation you cannot know.
Ask yourself
When someone is distressed, can I recognize their sorrow without claiming to know its full cause?
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.