Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.56
Connection and Separation in Every Mellow
“There are two divisions of each of the five mellows — yoga [connection] and viyoga [separation]. Among the mellows of friendship and parental affection, there are many divisions of connection and separation.
What the purport teaches
- Each of the five mellows has two divisions.
- These divisions are yoga, meaning connection, and viyoga, meaning separation.
- In friendship and parental affection, connection and separation have many divisions.
Try this today
Write yoga beside “connection” and viyoga beside “separation,” then read both pairs aloud.
Ask yourself
How does this verse broaden your understanding of connection and separation within the mellows?
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.