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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.246

Charmed by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s Sweetness

“Although the entire creation is full of different tastes because of Me, I am charmed by the nectarean taste of the lips of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.246, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker is the source of the different tastes that fill the entire creation.
  • Yet He is charmed by the nectarean taste of the lips of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
  • The verse contrasts His giving taste to all creation with His being charmed by Her sweetness.

Try this today

Read the verse slowly and pause over the words “I am charmed.”

Ask yourself

What strikes you about the source of all tastes being charmed by Śrīmatī 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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