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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.5

Separation from Kṛṣṇa exceeds description

“The transformations undergone by the Lord when He manifested severe unhappiness due to separation from Kṛṣṇa cannot be described.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.5, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord manifested severe unhappiness due to separation from Kṛṣṇa.
  • He underwent transformations when this unhappiness became manifest.
  • The verse says that these transformations cannot be described, emphasizing the limits of words.

Try this today

Read the verse slowly, then pause in respectful reflection without trying to imagine details it does not give.

Ask yourself

How can you approach feelings that the text says cannot be described?

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.

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