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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.215

Rādhā and Rādhā-kuṇḍa Are Dear to Kṛṣṇa

“Just as Rādhā is dear to Lord Kṛsṇa, so Her bathing place [Rādhā-kuṇḍa] is dear to Him. She alone is His most beloved of all the gopīs.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.215, translation

What the purport teaches

  • This verse is from the Padma Purāṇa.
  • Just as Rādhā is dear to Kṛṣṇa, Her bathing place, Rādhā-kuṇḍa, is dear to Him.
  • She alone is His most beloved of all the gopīs.

Try this today

Read the translation once more, giving special attention to how dear both Rādhā and Her bathing place are to Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does this verse deepen your appreciation of Rādhā-kuṇḍa?

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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