Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.45
Tears Alone Do Not Prove Love
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “ ‘My dear friends, I have not the slightest tinge of love of Godhead within My heart. When you see Me crying in separation, I am just falsely exhibiting a demonstration of My great fortune. Indeed, not seeing the beautiful face of Kṛṣṇa playing His flute, I continue to live My life like an insect, without purpose.’”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tells His friends that He has not the slightest tinge of love of Godhead within His heart.
- He describes His crying in separation as a false exhibition of His great fortune.
- Although He does not see the beautiful face of Kṛṣṇa playing His flute, He continues to live. He compares this life to that of an insect, without purpose.
Try this today
Reflect quietly on one outward expression of your devotion and examine the intention behind it.
Ask yourself
Do I ever take outward emotion as proof of love of Godhead?
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.