Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.111
Describing Kṛṣṇa Overwhelms Mahāprabhu with Love
“Just as the women of Mathurā ecstatically described the fortune of the gopīs of Vṛndāvana and the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described the different mellows of Kṛṣṇa and became overwhelmed with ecstatic love. Grasping the hand of Sanātana Gosvāmī, He recited the following verse.”
What the purport teaches
- The women of Mathurā ecstatically described the fortune of the gopīs of Vṛndāvana and Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities.
- Similarly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described the different mellows of Kṛṣṇa and became overwhelmed with ecstatic love.
- Grasping Sanātana Gosvāmī’s hand, He recited the following verse.
Try this today
Pause over the image of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu grasping Sanātana Gosvāmī’s hand, and reread the sentence describing His ecstatic love.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the love accompanying these descriptions of 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.