Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.154
Lalitā Questions Rādhārāṇī’s Affection for Kṛṣṇa
“ ‘Our hearts are so polluted by miserable conditions that we are certainly going to Pluto’s kingdom. Nevertheless, Kṛṣṇa does not give up His beautiful loving smiling, which is full of cheating tricks. O Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, You are very intelligent. How could You have developed such great loving affection for this deceitful debauchee from the neighborhood of the cowherds?’
What the purport teaches
- Lalitā-sakhī, a confidential friend, speaks this verse to Rādhārāṇī.
- She describes their hearts as polluted by miserable conditions, while Kṛṣṇa continues His beautiful, loving smile. In her complaint, that smile is full of cheating tricks.
- Addressing Rādhārāṇī as very intelligent, Lalitā asks how She developed such great affection for Him. Her sharp words contrast their distress with His smiling manner.
Try this today
Note who is speaking and whom she addresses, then reread the verse as Lalitā’s complaint.
Ask yourself
How does the contrast between their misery and Kṛṣṇa’s smile shape Lalitā’s complaint?
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.