Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.152
Beloveds Live Only for Each Other
“When a woman is separated from the man she loves or a man is separated from his beloved woman, neither of them can live. It is a fact that they live only for each other, for if one dies and the other hears of it, he or she will die also.
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes the anguish of a woman separated from the man she loves, or a man separated from his beloved woman.
- Their attachment is so deep that they live only for each other.
- The verse expresses the extremity of their separation: if one dies and the other hears of it, the other will die also.
Try this today
Reread the verse slowly and note one phrase that expresses the beloveds’ dependence on each other.
Ask yourself
How does the phrase “live only for each other” convey the depth of the separation described here?
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.