Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.146
A Last Request to Remain in Vṛndāvana
“[Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī said to Her constant companion Viśākhā:] ‘My dear friend, if Kṛṣṇa is unkind to Me, there will be no need for you to cry, for it will not be due to any fault of yours. I shall then have to die, but afterwards please do one thing for Me: to observe My funeral ceremony, place My body with its arms embracing a tamāla tree like creepers so that I may remain forever in Vṛndāvana undisturbed. That is My last request.’”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī tells Her constant companion Viśākhā not to cry if Kṛṣṇa is unkind to Her. She assures Viśākhā that it would not be her fault.
- In Her distress, She speaks of dying and asks that Her body be placed with its arms embracing a tamāla tree like creepers.
- Her last request expresses Her wish to remain forever in Vṛndāvana undisturbed.
Try this today
Write down the two concerns expressed here: freeing Viśākhā from blame and remaining in Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
What do Her reassurance to Viśākhā and Her wish to remain in Vṛndāvana reveal about Her heart?
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.