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Rādhā’s Love Holds Contradictory Characteristics

“Just as I am the abode of all mutually contradictory characteristics, so Rādhā’s love is always full of similar contradictions.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.127, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa describes Himself as the abode of all mutually contradictory characteristics.
  • Rādhā’s love is full of similar contradictions.
  • Kṛṣṇa says that these contradictions are always present in Her love.

Try this today

Write one sentence restating the comparison between Kṛṣṇa’s characteristics and Rādhā’s love.

Ask yourself

How does Kṛṣṇa’s comparison shape your understanding of Rādhā’s love?

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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