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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.82

Seeing Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s Water Pastimes

“I saw this pastime as I stood on the bank of the Yamunā in the company of the gopīs. One gopī was showing some other gopīs the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the water.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.82, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker describes seeing this pastime while standing on the bank of the Yamunā.
  • He was in the company of the gopīs, who were watching Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the water.
  • One gopī was showing the other gopīs these pastimes, helping them attend to what was happening.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly today, noticing who is watching and who is showing the pastime.

Ask yourself

How does the gopī’s sharing invite you to read this description attentively?

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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