Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.40
Tender Concern for Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet
“ ‘O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our lives rest only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path.’
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs speak to their dearly beloved with tender concern for His soft lotus feet.
- They place His feet gently on their breasts, fearing that His feet might be hurt.
- Their lives rest only in Him. As He roams the forest path, their minds fill with anxiety that pebbles might wound His tender feet.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly and reflect for a moment on the care expressed in the word “gently.”
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ concern for Kṛṣṇa’s comfort reveal about their love?
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.