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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.212

Rādhārāṇī Attracts the One Who Attracts Everyone

“The female parrot said, “Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s affection, Her exquisite beauty and good behavior, Her artistic dancing and chanting and Her poetic compositions are all so attractive that they attract the mind of Kṛṣṇa, who attracts the mind of everyone in the universe.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.212, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s affection, exquisite beauty and good behavior attract Kṛṣṇa’s mind.
  • Her artistic dancing and chanting and Her poetic compositions are also attractive to Him.
  • Kṛṣṇa attracts the mind of everyone in the universe, yet His mind is attracted by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Try this today

Choose one quality of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī listed here and spend a minute remembering how it attracts Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

Which of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s qualities named here would you like to reflect on more deeply?

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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