Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.260
Spontaneous Love Cannot Remain Hidden
“ ‘Her eyes are enchanted by the beauty of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Kaṁsa. Her body thrills in pleasure at His touch. Her ears are always attracted to His sweet voice, Her nostrils are enchanted by His fragrance, and Her tongue hankers for the nectar of His soft lips. She hangs down her lotuslike face, exercising self-control only by pretense, but She cannot help showing the external signs of Her spontaneous love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.’
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes Rādhārāṇī’s countenance. Her eyes are enchanted by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, and Her body thrills at His touch.
- Her ears are attracted to His sweet voice, Her nostrils to His fragrance, and Her tongue to the nectar of His soft lips.
- She lowers Her lotuslike face and only appears to exercise self-control. She cannot hide the external signs of Her spontaneous love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly and notice each way Her senses are attracted to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does Her inability to hide Her love reveal about its spontaneity?
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.