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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.49

Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental beauty attracts the gopīs

“Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa attracts the minds of all the gopīs with His beautiful, transcendental bodily features.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.49, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa attracts the minds of all the gopīs.
  • His beautiful bodily features are transcendental.
  • The neighbouring verse describes the gopīs expressing their attraction by surrendering themselves as His maidservants.

Try this today

Read this translation slowly and spend a moment reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental beauty.

Ask yourself

How does the gopīs’ attraction to Kṛṣṇa lead them toward 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.

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