Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.35
Humility and Lamentation Open the Heart
“Lamenting in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu opened the doors of grief within His heart. Morose, humble and disappointed, He recited a verse again and again with a despondent heart.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu opened the doors of grief within His heart and repeatedly recited a verse. The purport explains dainya as humility arising when unhappiness, fearfulness and a sense of having offended combine.
- Nirveda is despondency associated with unhappiness, separation, jealousy and lamentation due to not discharging one’s duties. Its symptoms include tears, humility and heavy breathing.
- Viṣāda is regret when one fails to attain life’s desired goal and repents for offenses. Avasāda includes longing to regain one’s original condition and asking how to do so.
Try this today
Identify one neglected duty and write down one small step toward fulfilling it.
Ask yourself
How can regret lead you to ask sincerely how to return to a better condition?
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.