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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.15

Rādhā and Madana-mohana Are Our Directors

“Glory to the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana! I am lame and ill advised, yet They are my directors, and Their lotus feet are everything to me.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 1.15, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author glorifies the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana.
  • He describes himself as lame and ill advised, yet accepts Them as his directors.
  • Their lotus feet are everything to him.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer to Rādhā and Madana-mohana, acknowledging one limitation and asking for Their direction.

Ask yourself

Where do you feel a need for the direction of the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana?

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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