Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.79
Rādhārāṇī Longs for Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana
“My dear friend, now I have met My very old and dear friend Kṛṣṇa on this field of Kurukṣetra. I am the same Rādhārāṇī, and now We are meeting together. It is very pleasant, but I would still like to go to the bank of the Yamunā beneath the trees of the forest there. I wish to hear the vibration of His sweet flute playing the fifth note within that forest of Vṛndāvana.”
What the purport teaches
- Rādhārāṇī addresses a dear friend after meeting Her very old and dear friend Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra.
- The meeting is pleasant, yet She wishes to return to the bank of the Yamunā and hear His sweet flute playing the fifth note in the forest of Vṛndāvana.
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī composed this verse and included it in the Padyāvalī, an anthology of verses he compiled.
Try this today
Write down the place Rādhārāṇī wishes to return to and the sound She wishes to hear.
Ask yourself
What does Rādhārāṇī still long for, even during Her pleasant meeting with Kṛṣṇa?
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.