Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.144
Praising Kṛṣṇa Amid the Pain of Forgetfulness
“Kṛṣṇa, You are certainly a refined gentleman with all good qualities. You are well-behaved, softhearted and merciful. I know that there is not even a tinge of fault to be found in You. Yet Your mind does not even remember the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana. This is only My misfortune, and nothing else.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is praised as a refined gentleman possessing all good qualities: well-behaved, softhearted and merciful.
- The speaker declares that there is not even a trace of fault in Him, yet laments that He does not remember Vṛndāvana’s inhabitants.
- Rather than finding fault with Kṛṣṇa, the speaker describes this sorrow as personal misfortune alone.
Try this today
Choose one of Kṛṣṇa’s qualities named here and spend a minute appreciating it.
Ask yourself
How do praise and sorrow remain together in this address to 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.