Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.139
Eagerness to Hear the Gopīs’ Words
“Again Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Rāmānanda Rāya, “Please say something. I want to hear.” Understanding the situation, Rāmānanda Rāya recited the following words of the gopīs.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again asked Rāmānanda Rāya to speak, saying, “I want to hear.”
- Rāmānanda Rāya understood the situation and responded by reciting the words of the gopīs.
- The words he chose describe the gopīs’ wonder at the flute’s good fortune in tasting the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips.
Try this today
Read the next verse aloud slowly, giving your full attention to the gopīs’ words.
Ask yourself
How can you give more attentive hearing to the devotional words in this passage?
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.