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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.93

Rādhārāṇī Understands Her Friends

“In the absence of the other gopīs, Lord Kṛṣṇa behaved with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī as freely as He desired. When the gopīs began searching for Kṛṣṇa, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, being of very fine intelligence and thus knowing the situation of Her friends, immediately mingled in their midst.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.93, translation

What the purport teaches

  • In the other gopīs’ absence, Lord Kṛṣṇa behaved with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī as freely as He desired.
  • The gopīs then began searching for Kṛṣṇa.
  • Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī understood Her friends’ situation through Her very fine intelligence and immediately mingled among them.

Try this today

Reread the verse and identify the action that expresses Rādhārāṇī’s understanding of Her friends.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about Rādhārāṇī’s understanding of Her friends and Her immediate response?

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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