Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.145
Concern for Others Above Personal Unhappiness
“I do not care for My personal unhappiness, but when I see the morose face of mother Yaśodā and the hearts of all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana breaking because of You, I wonder whether You want to kill them all. Or do You want to enliven them by coming there? Why are You simply keeping them alive in a state of suffering?
What the purport teaches
- The speaker sets aside Her personal unhappiness to speak of the suffering of others.
- Mother Yaśodā’s face is morose, and the hearts of the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana are breaking in separation.
- The appeal asks whether He will return to enliven them rather than keep them alive in suffering.
Try this today
Reread the verse and pause over its concern for mother Yaśodā and the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the speaker’s concern for others despite Her own unhappiness?
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.