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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.102

Vṛndāvana’s abundance becomes service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa

“In Vṛndāvana, the trees and creepers are wonderful because throughout the entire year they produce all kinds of fruits and flowers. The gopīs and maidservants in the bowers of Vṛndāvana picked these fruits and flowers and brought them before Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.102, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The trees and creepers of Vṛndāvana are wonderful because they produce all kinds of fruits and flowers throughout the year.
  • The gopīs and maidservants picked these fruits and flowers in the bowers of Vṛndāvana.
  • They brought what they gathered before Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Read the verse once more, following the fruits and flowers from the trees and creepers to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does bringing the fruits and flowers before Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa give purpose to gathering them?

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.

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