Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.128
The Flute Draws the Gopīs into Service
“The nectar of Your lips and the vibration of Your flute join together to loosen our belts and induce us to give up shame and religion, even before our superiors. As if catching us by our hair, they forcibly take us away and deliver us unto You to become Your maidservants. Hearing of these incidents, people laugh at us. We have thus become completely subordinate to the flute.
What the purport teaches
- The nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips and His flute’s vibration loosen the gopīs’ belts and lead them to give up shame and religion, even before their superiors.
- The gopīs describe being forcibly drawn away, as if caught by their hair, and delivered to Kṛṣṇa to become His maidservants.
- People laugh when they hear of these incidents, and the gopīs say they have become completely subordinate to the flute.
Try this today
Pause over the phrase “to become Your maidservants” and write one sentence about its place in the verse.
Ask yourself
What does becoming Kṛṣṇa’s maidservants reveal about where the flute’s attraction leads?
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.