Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.137
Longing for the Ocean of Kṛṣṇa’s Sweetness
“My dear Sanātana, the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s personality is just like an ocean of ambrosia. Although My mind is now afflicted by convulsive diseases and I wish to drink that entire ocean, the repressive physician does not allow Me to drink even one drop.
What the purport teaches
- The purport explains that a combination of kapha, pitta and vāyu causes sannipāti, a convulsive disease. Lord Caitanya describes His mind as similarly stricken by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s body, face, and smile.
- His mind wishes to drink the entire ocean of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty. Yet His physician, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, does not allow Him even one drop.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presents Himself in the mood of the gopīs. Because Kṛṣṇa did not allow them to come near, their desire to meet Him increased, and they became very unhappy.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on the three beauties named here: Kṛṣṇa’s body, His face, and His smile.
Ask yourself
How does the gopīs’ inability to come near Kṛṣṇa deepen their desire to meet Him?
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.