Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.61
Longing to See Kṛṣṇa’s Beautiful Face
“ ‘O Kṛṣṇa, O flute-player, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds. You know My unsteadiness, and I know Yours. No one else knows about this. I want to see Your beautiful attractive face somewhere in a solitary place, but how can this be accomplished?’
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is addressed as the flute-player whose sweetness in His early age is wonderful within the three worlds.
- The prayer expresses a mutual knowledge of unsteadiness that no one else shares, together with a desire to see Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful face in a solitary place.
- The purport identifies this as another quotation from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute rereading the descriptions of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness and beautiful face.
Ask yourself
Which description of Kṛṣṇa in this prayer most draws your attention?
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.