Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.169
Rādhārāṇī’s Unprecedented Beauty Awakens in Vṛndāvana
“ ‘The beauty of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s eyes forcibly devours the beauty of newly grown blue lotus flowers, and the beauty of Her face surpasses that of an entire forest of fully blossomed lotuses. Her bodily luster seems to place even gold into a painful situation. Thus the wonderful, unprecedented beauty of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is awakening in Vṛndāvana.’
What the purport teaches
- Paurṇamāsī describes Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s eyes as forcibly devouring the beauty of newly grown blue lotus flowers.
- Her face surpasses an entire forest of fully blossomed lotuses, and Her bodily luster seems to put even gold into a painful situation.
- This wonderful, unprecedented beauty of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is awakening in Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Write down one comparison from the verse and the feature of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī it describes.
Ask yourself
What do the comparisons with lotuses and gold help you appreciate about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?
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.