Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.197
An Ocean of Transcendental Bliss
“ ‘My dear Lord, O master of the universe, since I have directly seen You, my transcendental bliss has taken the shape of a great ocean. Being situated in that ocean, I now realize all other so-called happiness, including even brahmānanda, to be like the water contained in the hoofprint of a calf.’”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker addresses the Lord as the master of the universe and describes the bliss of directly seeing Him.
- That transcendental bliss is compared to a great ocean.
- All other so-called happiness, including brahmānanda, seems like water in a calf’s hoofprint. The verse is quoted from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya.
Try this today
Read the prayer aloud once, pausing to consider its comparison of the ocean and the hoofprint.
Ask yourself
What does the contrast between an ocean and a calf’s hoofprint teach you about happiness in relation to the Lord?
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.