Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.61
Mahāprabhu Tastes Rādhārāṇī’s Pure Love
“These statements by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī show the symptoms of pure love for Kṛṣṇa tasted by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In that ecstatic love, His mind was unsteady. Transformations of transcendental love spread throughout His entire body, and He could not sustain His body and mind.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s statements reveal the symptoms of pure love for Kṛṣṇa.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tasted this pure love, and His mind became unsteady in ecstasy.
- Transformations of transcendental love spread throughout His body. He could not sustain His body and mind.
Try this today
Reread one of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s statements in this passage and reflect on its desire to please Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Which expression of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s pure love most deepens my appreciation of service?
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.