Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.87
The Water Play Becomes Close Exchange
“As the fight began, they splashed water on one another. Then they fought hand to hand, then face to face, then chest to chest, teeth to teeth and finally nail to nail.
What the purport teaches
- The playful fight began with Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs splashing water on one another.
- The exchange then moved from hand to hand, to face to face, and to chest to chest.
- The description continues with teeth to teeth and finally nail to nail, showing the increasingly close exchanges within the water pastime.
Try this today
Reread this verse alongside the preceding verse, keeping its exchanges within the context of the sporting water pastime.
Ask yourself
How does the sequence of exchanges change your sense of the scene’s movement?
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.