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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.289

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Comes Before Kṛṣṇa

“After saying this and offering obeisances, all the gopīs dispersed. Then Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī came and appeared before Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.289, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The gopīs finished speaking and offered obeisances.
  • All the gopīs then dispersed.
  • Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī came and appeared before Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Reread the translation and recall its sequence: the obeisances, the departure, and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s arrival.

Ask yourself

What change in the scene do you notice when Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī arrives?

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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