Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.237
Kṛṣṇa’s Flute Attracts the Gopīs
“Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura extensively explained how the gopīs were attracted to the forests of Vṛndāvana by the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute and how they wandered together in the forest.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura extensively described the gopīs’ attraction to Kṛṣṇa’s flute.
- The vibration of His flute attracted them to the forests of Vṛndāvana.
- Śrīvāsa also explained how the gopīs wandered together in the forest.
Try this today
Read the translation aloud once, attending to how Kṛṣṇa’s flute attracted the gopīs.
Ask yourself
What draws my attention in this description of the gopīs responding to Kṛṣṇa’s flute?
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.