Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.39
Hope Leads to Further Inquiry
“ ‘They will certainly tell us where Kṛṣṇa has gone, since they have seen Him personally.’” Guessing in this way, the gopīs inquired from the plants and creepers, headed by tulasī.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs feel certain that the creepers will tell them where Kṛṣṇa has gone.
- They suppose that the creepers have seen Him personally.
- With this hope, they inquire from the plants and creepers, headed by tulasī.
Try this today
Read the verse aloud once, noticing how the gopīs turn their hope into further inquiry.
Ask yourself
How does hope move the gopīs from guessing to asking?
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.