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Seeing Rādhārāṇī Pleases Kṛṣṇa’s Eyes

“Although My beauty defeats the beauty of ten million Cupids, although it is unequaled and unsurpassed, and although it gives pleasure to the three worlds, seeing Rādhārāṇī gives pleasure to My eyes.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.242-243, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa’s beauty defeats the beauty of ten million Cupids.
  • His beauty is unequaled and unsurpassed, and it gives pleasure to the three worlds.
  • Yet seeing Rādhārāṇī gives pleasure to His eyes.

Try this today

Pause over the final words of the translation and reflect on whose sight delights Kṛṣṇa’s eyes.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about Kṛṣṇa finding pleasure in seeing Rādhārāṇī?

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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