Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.40
Separation Makes Every Moment Seem Endless
“In My agitation, a day never ends, for every moment seems like a millennium. Pouring incessant tears, My eyes are like clouds in the rainy season.
What the purport teaches
- In the agitation of separation, a day seems never to end.
- Every moment feels like a millennium, conveying the intensity of the longing.
- Incessant tears make the speaker’s eyes like clouds pouring rain in the rainy season.
Try this today
Read this verse slowly today and reflect for a moment on its image of eyes like rainy-season clouds.
Ask yourself
How do the images of endless time and pouring rain deepen your understanding of this longing?
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.