Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.182
Longing to Remain Near the Lord
“If I had taken birth in a Hindu family, it would have been easy for me to remain near Your lotus feet. Since my body is now useless, let me die immediately.”
What the purport teaches
- The governor believed that birth in a Hindu family would have made it easier to remain near Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
- His words reveal his longing to stay near the Lord.
- In his distress, he called his body useless and expressed a wish to die immediately. The verse records his lament, not an instruction for the reader to harm the body.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to remain near Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How can I express a desire to be near Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in a constructive way today?
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.