Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.124
Separation Makes Half a Second an Age
“ ‘O Kṛṣṇa, when You go to the forest during the day and we do not see Your sweet face, which is surrounded by beautiful curly hair, half a second becomes as long as an entire age for us. And we consider the creator, who has put eyelids on the eyes we use for seeing You, to be simply a fool.’
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs speak to Kṛṣṇa about His going to the forest during the day.
- Without seeing His sweet face surrounded by beautiful curly hair, half a second seems as long as an entire age.
- They consider the creator a fool for placing eyelids on the eyes with which they see Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Read the gopīs’ words aloud once, giving special attention to their longing for Kṛṣṇa’s sweet face.
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ experience of time show about how much they cherish seeing 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.