Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.133
Longing to See Kṛṣṇa Without Interruption
“When the onlooker of Kṛṣṇa’s face becomes dissatisfied in this way, he thinks, ‘Why didn’t the creator give me thousands and millions of eyes? Why has he given me only two? Even these two eyes are disturbed by blinking, which keeps me from continuously seeing Kṛṣṇa’s face.’ Thus one accuses the creator of being dry and tasteless due to engaging in severe austerities. ‘The creator is only a dry manufacturer. He does not know how to create and set things in their proper places.
What the purport teaches
- The onlooker wishes the creator had given thousands and millions of eyes instead of only two.
- Even those two eyes are disturbed by blinking, which interrupts the sight of Kṛṣṇa’s face.
- In this dissatisfaction, the onlooker accuses the creator of being dry and tasteless from severe austerities. The creator seems unable to arrange things properly.
Try this today
Read the onlooker’s words slowly, noticing the wish to see Kṛṣṇa’s face continuously.
Ask yourself
What does dissatisfaction with even a blink reveal about the onlooker’s longing?
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.