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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.138

Pride in Satyabhāmā and the gopīs

“I have heard of this kind of pride in Satyabhāmā, Kṛṣṇa’s proudest queen, and I have also heard of it in the gopīs of Vṛndāvana, who are the reservoirs of all transcendental mellows.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.138, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Satyabhāmā is described as Kṛṣṇa’s proudest queen.
  • This kind of pride has also been heard of in the gopīs of Vṛndāvana.
  • The gopīs are described as reservoirs of all transcendental mellows.

Try this today

Read the translation again and write down how it describes Satyabhāmā and the gopīs.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you in the description of the gopīs as reservoirs of all transcendental mellows?

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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