Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.121
The Heart Longs for That Place
“ ‘That very personality who stole away my heart during my youth is now again my master. These are the same moonlit nights of the month of Caitra. The same fragrance of mālatī flowers is there, and the same sweet breezes are blowing from the kadamba forest. In our intimate relationship, I am also the same lover, yet still my mind is not happy here. I am eager to go back to that place on the bank of the Revā under the Vetasī tree. That is my desire.’”
What the purport teaches
- The personality who stole away the speaker’s heart during youth is again the speaker’s master.
- The moonlit nights, fragrance of mālatī flowers, and sweet breezes from the kadamba forest are the same. Yet the speaker’s mind is not happy here.
- The speaker longs to return to the bank of the Revā under the Vetasī tree.
Try this today
Reread the verse slowly, noticing what remains the same and what the speaker still desires.
Ask yourself
What does this longing reveal about the difference between familiar surroundings and the heart’s satisfaction?
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.