Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.84
An Invitation to Behold Kṛṣṇa’s Play
“My dear friends, just see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sporting pastimes in the water! Kṛṣṇa’s restless palms resemble lotus flowers. He is just like the chief of mad elephants, and the gopīs who accompany Him are like she-elephants.
What the purport teaches
- The gopī invites her dear friends to see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sporting pastimes in the water.
- Kṛṣṇa’s restless palms are compared to lotus flowers.
- Kṛṣṇa is compared to the chief of mad elephants, and His accompanying gopīs to she-elephants.
Try this today
Identify the lotus and elephant comparisons in the verse, then reread the invitation to see Kṛṣṇa’s play.
Ask yourself
How do these comparisons help you follow the description of Kṛṣṇa’s movements?
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.