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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.161

Rādhārāṇī Is Always Absorbed in Ecstatic Love

“Rādhārāṇī is grown up, and Her character is equipoised. She is always deeply absorbed in ecstatic love and always feeling in the mood of a left-wing gopī.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.161, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rādhārāṇī is grown up, and Her character is equipoised.
  • She is always deeply absorbed in ecstatic love.
  • She always feels in the mood of a left-wing gopī. The purport identifies Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi as explaining the left and right wings.

Try this today

Write down the qualities of Rādhārāṇī stated here, without adding assumptions about the left-wing mood.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about Rādhārāṇī’s equipoised character and Her deep absorption in ecstatic 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.

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