Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.35
The Flute Acts as a Messenger
“ ‘When You play Your flute, the vibration acts like a messenger in the form of a yoginī perfect in the art of chanting mantras. This messenger enchants all the women in the universe and attracts them to You. Then she increases their great anxiety and induces them to give up the regulative principle of obeying superiors. Finally, she forcibly brings them to You to surrender in amorous love.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs compared Kṛṣṇa’s flute vibration to a messenger in the form of a yoginī perfect in chanting mantras.
- This messenger enchants all women in the universe, attracts them to Kṛṣṇa, and increases their great anxiety.
- They described the flute as inducing them to give up obedience to superiors and forcibly bringing them to Kṛṣṇa in amorous surrender.
Try this today
Write down the sequence described here: enchantment, attraction, anxiety, and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does the image of a messenger reveal about the flute’s role in drawing the gopīs to Kṛṣṇa?
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.