Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.137
Disappointment Expressed Through Withdrawal
“When a woman is neglected and disappointed, out of egoistic pride she gives up her ornaments and morosely sits down on the ground, marking lines on it with her nails.
What the purport teaches
- The description concerns a woman who feels neglected and disappointed.
- Out of egoistic pride, she gives up her ornaments.
- She sits morosely on the ground and marks lines on it with her nails.
Try this today
List the three outward actions described, and beside them write the feelings the verse names.
Ask yourself
How do the outward actions in this description express neglect and disappointment?
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.