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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.277

The Lord Accepts the Gopīs’ Mood

“Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the mood of the gopīs, who accept Vrajendranandana, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as their lover.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.277, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the mood of the gopīs.
  • The gopīs accept Śrī Kṛṣṇa as their lover.
  • The translation names their beloved as Vrajendranandana, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Read the translation once slowly, reflecting on the gopīs’ love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

Toward whom is the loving mood accepted by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu directed?

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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