Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.70
Kṛṣṇa’s Beauty Inspires Surrender to Service
“ ‘Dear Kṛṣṇa, by seeing Your beautiful face decorated with tresses of hair, by seeing the beauty of Your earrings falling on Your cheeks, and by seeing the nectar of Your lips, the beauty of Your smiling glances, Your two arms, which assure complete fearlessness, and Your broad chest, whose beauty arouses conjugal attraction, we have simply surrendered ourselves to becoming Your maidservants.’”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs spoke this verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam when they arrived before Kṛṣṇa for the rāsa dance.
- They describe His beautiful face, tresses of hair, earrings, nectarean lips and smiling glances. His two arms assure complete fearlessness, and His broad chest arouses conjugal attraction.
- Seeing this beauty, the gopīs declare that they have surrendered themselves to become Kṛṣṇa’s maidservants.
Try this today
Read the gopīs’ declaration of surrender aloud, paying special attention to their desire to become Kṛṣṇa’s maidservants.
Ask yourself
How do the gopīs connect their appreciation of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty with their wish to serve Him?
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.