Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.61
Transcendental madness in separation from Kṛṣṇa
“Udghūrṇā [unsteadiness] and vivaśa-ceṣṭā [boastful activities] are aspects of transcendental madness. In separation from Kṛṣṇa, one experiences the manifestation of Kṛṣṇa, and one thinks oneself to be Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- Udghūrṇā, or unsteadiness, is an aspect of transcendental madness.
- Vivaśa-ceṣṭā, or boastful activities, is another aspect of transcendental madness.
- In separation from Kṛṣṇa, one experiences the manifestation of Kṛṣṇa. In this state, one thinks oneself to be Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly, noting that these experiences are described as aspects of transcendental madness.
Ask yourself
What connection does this verse describe between separation and experiencing Kṛṣṇa's manifestation?
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.