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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.79

Her Expansions Enrich Rasa

“The Vraja-devīs have diverse bodily features. They are Her expansions and are the instruments for expanding rasa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.79, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Vraja-devīs have diverse bodily features.
  • They are Her expansions.
  • They serve as instruments for expanding rasa.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, noting both the diversity of the Vraja-devīs and their shared purpose.

Ask yourself

How does this verse help me appreciate the purpose of the Vraja-devīs’ diversity?

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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