Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.37
The Gopīs Challenge Kṛṣṇa’s Clever Tricks
“ ‘We know that this is all a well-planned trick. You know how to make jokes that cause the complete annihilation of women, but we can understand that Your real mind, words and behavior are different. Therefore please give up all these clever tricks.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs called Kṛṣṇa’s behavior a well-planned trick.
- They said His jokes could cause the complete annihilation of women, yet they understood His real mind, words, and behavior to be different.
- They therefore asked Him to give up His clever tricks.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify both the gopīs’ complaint and their direct request.
Ask yourself
How does the gopīs’ confidence about Kṛṣṇa’s real intention shape their appeal?
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.