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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.92

The Best Hero and Heroine

“The basis of all transcendental mellows is the hero and the heroine, and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, are the best.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.92, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The hero and the heroine are the basis of all transcendental mellows.
  • Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Lord Kṛṣṇa are the best heroine and hero.
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa is identified here as the son of Mahārāja Nanda.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, attending to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Lord Kṛṣṇa as the best heroine and hero.

Ask yourself

What does this teaching place at the center of transcendental mellows?

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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