Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.98
The Supreme Lord’s Wondrous Pastimes
“To whom can I speak who will believe me when I say that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is hunting the gopīs in the bushes by the banks of the river Yamunā? In this way the Lord demonstrates His pastimes.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- He is described as hunting the gopīs in the bushes by the banks of the river Yamunā. In this way, the Lord demonstrates His pastimes.
- The speaker wonders who will believe this description. The purport notes that this verse was later included in the Padyāvalī.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s identity as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the Supreme Personality of Godhead displaying these pastimes?
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.