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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.107

Seeing Kṛṣṇa Among His Cows

“I saw Lord Kṛṣṇa climbing Govardhana Hill and playing His flute, surrounded on all sides by grazing cows.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.107, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that He saw Lord Kṛṣṇa climbing Govardhana Hill.
  • Kṛṣṇa was playing His flute as He climbed.
  • Grazing cows surrounded Him on all sides, completing the scene Mahāprabhu describes.

Try this today

Pause for one minute to recall the three details: Govardhana Hill, Kṛṣṇa’s flute, and the grazing cows.

Ask yourself

Which detail helps you attend most closely to this description of 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.

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