Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.224
Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Enliven the Entire Creation
“My dear friends, just see how Śrī Kṛṣṇa is enjoying the season of spring! With the gopīs embracing each of His limbs, He is like amorous love personified. With His transcendental pastimes, He enlivens all the gopīs and the entire creation. With His soft bluish-black arms and legs, which resemble blue lotus flowers, He has created a festival for Cupid.”
What the purport teaches
- This verse from the Gīta-govinda describes Śrī Kṛṣṇa enjoying spring, with the gopīs embracing each of His limbs. He is like amorous love personified.
- His transcendental pastimes enliven all the gopīs and the entire creation.
- His soft bluish-black arms and legs resemble blue lotus flowers. Their beauty creates a festival for Cupid.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, pausing over the description of Kṛṣṇa’s limbs resembling blue lotus flowers.
Ask yourself
What draws my attention in this description of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty and enlivening pastimes?
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.