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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.160

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Is Chief Among the Gopīs

“Of all the gopīs, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the chief. She is a jewel mine of ecstatic love and the source of all purified transcendental conjugal mellows.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.160, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the chief of all the gopīs.
  • She is described as a jewel mine of ecstatic love.
  • She is the source of all purified transcendental conjugal mellows.

Try this today

Read the verse slowly and pause over each of its three descriptions of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Ask yourself

What does the description “a jewel mine of ecstatic love” help you appreciate about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?

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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