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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.125

Longing to Meet Kṛṣṇa

“ ‘My feeling is like this: My mind burns day and night, and I can get no rest. If there were someplace I could go to meet Kṛṣṇa, I would immediately fly there.’”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.125, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The song describes a mind that burns day and night.
  • The speaker can find no rest in this condition.
  • If there were a place to meet Kṛṣṇa, the speaker would immediately fly there.

Try this today

Read the words about meeting Kṛṣṇa aloud, then pause to reflect on their urgency.

Ask yourself

What does the wish to fly immediately to Kṛṣṇa reveal about this longing?

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.

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