Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.154
Merciful Presence in Separation
“You are My most dear, and I know that in My absence You cannot live for a moment. Just to keep You living, I worship Lord Nārāyaṇa. By His merciful potency, I come to Vṛndāvana every day to enjoy pastimes with You. I then return to Dvārakā-dhāma. Thus You can always feel My presence there in Vṛndāvana.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord knows that His most dear beloved cannot live for a moment in His absence.
- To keep His beloved living, He worships Lord Nārāyaṇa and comes to Vṛndāvana every day by His merciful potency.
- After enjoying pastimes there, He returns to Dvārakā-dhāma, yet His beloved can always feel His presence in Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Read the passage slowly today, pausing over the assurance that His presence can always be felt in Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
What does this daily return reveal about the Lord’s loving care?
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.