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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.35

Separation Leads to Ecstatic Love

“In this verse Mādhavendra Purī teaches how to achieve ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. By feeling separation from Kṛṣṇa, one becomes spiritually situated.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 8.35, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mādhavendra Purī’s prayer teaches how to achieve ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
  • The teaching centers on feeling separation from Kṛṣṇa.
  • By feeling this separation, one becomes spiritually situated.

Try this today

Reread Mādhavendra Purī’s prayer and identify one phrase that expresses separation from Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does this verse deepen your understanding of longing for Kṛṣṇa?

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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