Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.49
The Senses Receive Nectar From the Gopīs
“The gopīs of Vrajabhūmi always taste the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s attributes, His beauty, His sweetness, His aroma, the sound of His flute and the touch of His body. My mind’s five disciples, the senses of perception, gather the remnants of that nectar from the gopīs and bring them to the yogī of My mind. The senses maintain their lives by eating those remnants.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs of Vrajabhūmi always taste the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s attributes, beauty, sweetness, aroma, flute sound and bodily touch.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes His senses of perception as the five disciples of the yogī of His mind.
- These senses gather remnants of that nectar from the gopīs and bring them to His mind. Those remnants sustain the senses.
Try this today
Read the list of Kṛṣṇa’s qualities slowly, and spend a moment reflecting on one.
Ask yourself
What does the image of nectar suggest about the gopīs’ experience 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.