Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.52
Rukmiṇī chooses Kṛṣṇa through hearing
“ ‘O most beautiful Kṛṣṇa, I have heard about Your transcendental qualities from others, and therefore all my bodily miseries are relieved. If someone sees Your transcendental beauty, his eyes have attained everything profitable in life. O infallible one, I have become shameless after hearing of Your qualities, and I have become attracted to You.’
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī heard about Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities from different people. She says that hearing relieved all her bodily miseries and made her attracted to Him.
- She declares that anyone who sees Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental beauty has attained everything profitable for the eyes.
- After hearing about Kṛṣṇa, Rukmiṇī decided to accept Him as her husband. Although her marriage to Śiśupāla had been arranged, she sent Kṛṣṇa a letter through a brāhmaṇa inviting Him to kidnap her.
Try this today
Read Rukmiṇī’s words aloud and write down one effect that hearing about Kṛṣṇa had on her.
Ask yourself
What does Rukmiṇī’s decision show you about the power of hearing about 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.