Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.323
Love of God Opens Understanding
“If one becomes a madman like Me, he may also understand the meaning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by this process.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam cannot be understood by those who are materially situated. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu points to His own love of God as the way to understand it.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and also an ācārya. He exhibited love of God like a madman.
- In separation from Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, a moment seemed to Him like twelve years. His tears flowed like torrents of rain, and the entire universe seemed vacant.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s feeling of separation from Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does this description distinguish love of God from merely intellectual understanding?
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.