Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.259
Rādhārāṇī Delights All Kṛṣṇa’s Transcendental Senses
“ ‘My dear auspicious Rādhārāṇī, Your body is the source of all beauty. Your red lips are softer than the sense of immortal sweetness, Your face bears the aroma of a lotus flower, Your sweet words defeat the vibrations of the cuckoo, and Your limbs are cooler than the pulp of sandalwood. All My transcendental senses are overwhelmed in ecstatic pleasure by tasting You, who are completely decorated by beautiful qualities.’
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa calls Rādhārāṇī’s body the source of all beauty. He praises Her lips, lotus-scented face, sweet words, and cooling limbs.
- Rādhārāṇī is completely decorated with beautiful qualities. Tasting Her overwhelms all His transcendental senses with ecstatic pleasure.
- These words of Lord Kṛṣṇa to Rādhā are recorded in Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Lalita-mādhava.
Try this today
Choose one quality praised in this verse and reread its description attentively.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s praise deepen my appreciation of Rādhārāṇī’s beautiful qualities?
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.