Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.251
Rādhārāṇī Hears His Flute in Bamboo
“The flutelike murmur of the bamboos rubbing against one another steals Rādhārāṇī’s consciousness, for She thinks it to be the sound of My flute. And She embraces a tamāla tree, mistaking it for Me.
What the purport teaches
- Bamboos rubbing against one another make a flutelike murmur.
- Rādhārāṇī thinks this murmur is the sound of His flute, and it steals Her consciousness.
- She also embraces a tamāla tree, mistaking it for Him.
Try this today
List the two things She encounters and what each becomes in Her perception.
Ask yourself
What do Her responses to the bamboo sound and the tamāla tree reveal about Her absorption in Him?
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.