Question: While Lord Caitanya fell to the ground, the devotees were in anxiety. Similarly, when we perform devotional service like book distribution, cooking, etc. we have anxieties. Does anxieties in such service purify us or help us in reviving our lost relationship.

Jayapataka Swami: Sometimes anxiety helps. Mother Saci, she would feel anxiety that her son was walking on the hard rocks in Vrindavana. Similarly, mother Saci was feeling some anxiety, out of motherly affection. It depends on what your anxiety is for? If one is feeling anxiety cooking for the deity, I could be taking some ice cream! Then that may not help them get their internal relationship. But if they are in anxiety because of their devotion to Krsna, that may be helpful.
01-MARCH-2020 SRI MAYAPUR DHAM, INDIA