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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.184

Kṛṣṇa, Master of All Arts

“ ‘While dancing on the stage after having killed the ruler of uncivilized men [Kaṁsa], Lord Kṛṣṇa, master of all arts, will at the proper time accept the hand of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is qualified with all transcendental attributes.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.184, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The verse describes Lord Kṛṣṇa dancing on the stage after killing Kaṁsa, the ruler of uncivilized men.
  • Kṛṣṇa is called the master of all arts. At the proper time, He will accept the hand of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
  • Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is described as possessing all transcendental attributes. The purport identifies this verse as Lalita-mādhava 1.11.

Try this today

Read the verse aloud once, pausing at “master of all arts” and “all transcendental attributes.”

Ask yourself

Which description of Kṛṣṇa or Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī most draws my attention here?

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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