Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.31
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 early-age sweetness is wonderful within the three worlds.
- The speaker says that Kṛṣṇa knows the speaker’s unsteadiness, and the speaker knows His. No one else knows about this.
- The speaker longs to see Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful, attractive face in a solitary place and asks how this can be accomplished.
Try this today
Read this prayer slowly today, pausing over its description of Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful, attractive face.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention in this longing to see 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.