Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.143
Remembering Vṛndāvana and Its Dear Ones
“It is amazing that You have forgotten the land of Vṛndāvana. And how is it that You have forgotten Your father, mother and friends? How have You forgotten Govardhana Hill, the bank of the Yamunā and the forest where You enjoyed the rāsa-līlā dance?
What the purport teaches
- The speaker expresses amazement that Kṛṣṇa could have forgotten Vṛndāvana.
- The questions recall His father, mother and friends, asking how He could forget them.
- Govardhana Hill, the bank of the Yamunā and the forest of His rāsa-līlā dance are also remembered.
Try this today
Slowly reread the verse, pausing at each person and place it recalls.
Ask yourself
What feeling comes through these repeated questions about Kṛṣṇa’s forgetting?
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.