Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.96
Seeing Gopāla Dispels Unhappiness
“Throngs of people came from different villages to see the Deity of Gopāla, and they took mahā-prasādam sumptuously. When they saw the superexcellent form of Lord Gopāla, all their lamentation and unhappiness disappeared.”
What the purport teaches
- Throngs of people came from different villages to see the Deity of Gopāla.
- They took mahā-prasādam sumptuously.
- Seeing Lord Gopāla’s superexcellent form removed all their lamentation and unhappiness.
Try this today
Visit the Deity today, if possible, and spend a quiet moment attentively seeing His form.
Ask yourself
How attentively do I look upon the Deity’s beautiful form?
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.