Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.60
Ten varieties of citra-jalpa
“Mad emotional talks include ten divisions, called prajalpa and other names. An example of this is the ten verses spoken by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī called ‘The Song to the Bumblebee.’
What the purport teaches
- Imaginative mad talks, known as citra-jalpa, have ten categories.
- These are prajalpa, parijalpa, vijalpa, ujjalpa, sañjalpa, avajalpa, abhijalpa, ājalpa, pratijalpa and sujalpa. There are no English equivalents for these different features of imaginative talk.
- The ten verses spoken by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, called ‘The Song to the Bumblebee,’ are an example of these mad emotional talks.
Try this today
Read the ten names aloud once, keeping their spellings before you.
Ask yourself
What does the absence of English equivalents remind me about learning these terms carefully?
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.