Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.38
Sweet Sounds Attract Their Whole Lives
“ ‘The nectarean buttermilk of Your flute’s vibration, the nectar of Your sweet words and the nectarean sound of Your ornaments mix together to attract our ears, minds and lives. In this way You are killing us.’”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs described the flute’s vibration as nectarean buttermilk and Kṛṣṇa’s sweet words as nectar.
- Together with the nectarean sound of His ornaments, these sounds attracted their ears, minds, and lives.
- Their cry, “You are killing us,” expressed the intense distress accompanying this sweetness.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, pausing at each of the three sounds: flute, words, and ornaments.
Ask yourself
What does the phrase “ears, minds and lives” suggest about the depth of the gopīs’ attraction?
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.