Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.215
Seeing the Lord Deepens Their Thirst
“As their eyes began to drink the nectarean honey of His lotus face, their thirst increased. Thus their eyes did not leave Him.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotees’ eyes drank the nectarean honey of the Lord’s lotus face.
- As they looked, their thirst increased rather than diminished.
- Their eyes did not leave Him. The purport introduces Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s description of the Lord’s beauty in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.
Try this today
Pause today over the words “their thirst increased,” and reflect on the devotees’ desire to keep seeing Him.
Ask yourself
How does the devotees’ increasing thirst deepen my understanding of their attraction 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.