Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.65
Fearing separation while with Kṛṣṇa
“ ‘My dear friend kurarī, it is now night, and Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is sleeping. You yourself are not asleep or resting but are lamenting. Should I presume that you, like us, are affected by the smiling, liberal, playful glances of lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa? If so, your heart is deeply pierced. Is that why you are showing these signs of sleepless lamentation?’
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa's queens spoke these words. Although they were with Kṛṣṇa, they were still thinking of losing His company.
- They address their friend kurarī, who is awake and lamenting at night while Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa sleeps.
- They ask whether kurarī, like themselves, has been deeply pierced by the smiling, liberal, playful glances of lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa. They wonder whether this explains the sleepless lamentation.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the queens' concern about losing Kṛṣṇa's company.
Ask yourself
What touches me about the queens thinking of losing Kṛṣṇa's company even while He is with them?
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.