Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.107
Kṛṣṇa Attracts the Gopīs’ Loving Service
“Favoring the gopīs, Kṛṣṇa rides on the chariots of their minds, and just to receive loving service from them, He attracts their minds like Cupid. Therefore He is also called Madana-mohana, the attractor of Cupid. Cupid has five arrows, representing form, taste, smell, sound and touch. Kṛṣṇa is the owner of these five arrows, and with His Cupid-like beauty He conquers the minds of the gopīs, though they are very proud of their superexcellent beauty. Becoming a new Cupid, Kṛṣṇa attracts their minds and engages in the rāsa dance.
What the purport teaches
- Favoring the gopīs, Kṛṣṇa rides on the chariots of their minds. He attracts their minds to receive loving service from them.
- He is called Madana-mohana, the attractor of Cupid. He owns Cupid’s five arrows: form, taste, smell, sound and touch.
- Though the gopīs are very proud of their superexcellent beauty, Kṛṣṇa conquers their minds with His Cupid-like beauty. Attracting them as a new Cupid, He engages in the rāsa dance.
Try this today
Write down the name Madana-mohana and its meaning, then reflect briefly on the loving service described here.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa attracting the gopīs in order to receive their loving service?
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.