Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.125
The Flute Challenges the Gopīs
“That flute is a very cunning male who drinks again and again the taste of another male’s lips. It advertises its qualities and says to the gopīs, ‘O gopīs, if you are so proud of being women, come forward and enjoy your property — the nectar of the lips of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’
What the purport teaches
- The flute is described as a cunning male who repeatedly drinks the taste of another male’s lips.
- It advertises its own qualities and challenges the gopīs, who are proud of being women.
- It invites them to enjoy what it calls their property: the nectar of the lips of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Reread the flute’s invitation and note whom the verse identifies as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How does the flute’s challenge express its rivalry with the gopīs?
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.