Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.44
The Lord’s Eternal Pastimes Described
“The most famous and formidable transcendental literature is the book named Gopāla-campū. In this book the eternal pastimes of the Lord are established, and the transcendental mellows enjoyed in Vṛndāvana are completely described.”
What the purport teaches
- Gopāla-campū establishes the Lord’s eternal pastimes and fully describes the transcendental mellows enjoyed in Vṛndāvana.
- The book has two parts: the eastern wave and the northern wave. They contain thirty-three and thirty-seven supplications respectively.
- The first part describes Vṛndāvana and Goloka, Kṛṣṇa’s childhood pastimes, His tending of the cows and His lifting of Govardhana Hill. It also describes His pastimes with the gopīs.
Try this today
Choose one pastime named in the purport and write down its name as a topic for further study.
Ask yourself
Which of the pastimes listed here would I like to study more attentively?
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.