Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.140
Inquire About Love for Kṛṣṇa
“Then Rāmānanda Rāya inquired from Rūpa Gosvāmī about the causes of the loving affairs between Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, such as previous attachment, transformations of love, endeavors for love, and exchanges of letters disclosing the gopīs’ awakening love for Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāmānanda Rāya asks Rūpa Gosvāmī about the causes of the loving affairs between Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs.
- His inquiry includes previous attachment, transformations of love, and endeavors for love.
- He also asks about exchanges of letters that disclose the gopīs’ awakening love for Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write down one question about the aspects of love named in this verse.
Ask yourself
Which aspect of this inquiry would I like to understand more carefully?
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.