Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.223
Tasting Conjugal Mellow, Sharing All Rasas
“He made His appearance to taste that conjugal mellow and incidentally to broadcast all the rasas.”
What the purport teaches
- He appeared to taste the conjugal mellow.
- His appearance also served to broadcast all the rasas.
- Broadcasting all the rasas was incidental to His purpose of tasting that conjugal mellow.
Try this today
Write down the two purposes described here, noting which one the translation calls incidental.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish His purpose of tasting from His accompanying work of broadcasting?
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.