Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.197
Longing for the Most Beloved Lord
“O My Lord! O most merciful master! O master of Mathurā! When shall I see You again? Because of My not seeing You, My agitated heart has become unsteady. O most beloved one, what shall I do now?”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer addresses the most merciful master of Mathurā. Not seeing the beloved Lord has made the speaker’s heart agitated and unsteady.
- The purport describes four sampradāyas of uncontaminated devotees who strictly depend on Vedānta philosophy. Mādhavendra Purī accepted the Śrī Madhvācārya-sampradāya and took sannyāsa according to disciplic succession.
- Mādhavendra Purī first introduced the conception of conjugal love into the Madhvācārya-sampradāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu revealed this conclusion when He met the Tattvavādīs in southern India.
Try this today
Read the prayer once slowly, noticing how the Lord is addressed as both merciful and most beloved.
Ask yourself
How does this prayer express both confidence in the Lord’s mercy and longing to see Him?
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.