Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.26
Attraction and the Pain of Separation
“ ‘If you say that Kṛṣṇa is an ocean of transcendental qualities and therefore must be merciful some day, I can only say that He is like fire, which attracts moths by its dazzling brightness and kills them. Such are the qualities of Kṛṣṇa. By showing Us His transcendental qualities, He attracts Our minds, and then later, by separating from Us, He drowns Us in an ocean of unhappiness.’”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is described as an ocean of transcendental qualities, yet the speaker questions the hope that He will someday be merciful.
- The speaker compares Him to a dazzling fire that attracts moths and kills them.
- His transcendental qualities attract their minds, but His later separation drowns them in an ocean of unhappiness.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, noticing both attraction to Kṛṣṇa and the sorrow of separation.
Ask yourself
What does the image of dazzling fire reveal about the speaker’s painful attraction to Kṛṣṇa?
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.