Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.72
Govinda Resides with Rādhā in Goloka
“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Rādhā, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency [hlādinī]. Their companions are Her confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.”
What the purport teaches
- Govinda, the primeval Lord, resides in His own realm, Goloka. The verse expresses worship of Him.
- Rādhā resembles His own spiritual figure and embodies the ecstatic potency, hlādinī.
- Their companions are Rādhā’s confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form. They are permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.
Try this today
Read the translation once as an expression of worship of Govinda.
Ask yourself
What does this description help you notice about Rādhā and Her companions?
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.