Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.109
Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Give the Gopīs Life
“Kṛṣṇa wears a pearl necklace that appears like a chain of white herons around His neck. The peacock feather in His hair appears like a rainbow, and His yellow garments appear like lightning in the sky. Kṛṣṇa appears like a newly risen cloud, and the gopīs appear like newly grown grains in the field. Constant rains of nectarean pastimes fall upon these newly grown grains, and it seems that the gopīs are receiving beams of life from Kṛṣṇa, exactly as grains receive life from the rains.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s pearl necklace resembles a chain of white herons, His peacock feather a rainbow, and His yellow garments lightning.
- Kṛṣṇa appears like a newly risen cloud, while the gopīs appear like newly grown grains in a field.
- His nectarean pastimes fall like constant rain upon the gopīs. They seem to receive life from Him just as grains receive life from rain.
Try this today
Read the cloud-and-rain comparison aloud once, giving special attention to how Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes nourish the gopīs.
Ask yourself
How does the image of rain nourishing grains help you appreciate the gopīs’ relationship with Kṛṣṇa?
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.