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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.169

Her Ecstatic Ornaments Bring Kṛṣṇa Happiness

“When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s body manifests the ornaments of many ecstatic symptoms, the ocean of Kṛṣṇa’s happiness immediately displays transcendental waves.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.169, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s body manifests the ornaments of many ecstatic symptoms.
  • Kṛṣṇa’s happiness is described as an ocean.
  • When these ornaments appear, that ocean immediately displays transcendental waves.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and pause over the connection between Her ecstatic symptoms and Kṛṣṇa’s happiness.

Ask yourself

How does the image of an ocean with transcendental waves help you appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s happiness?

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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