Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.163
Govinda Resides with Rādhā in Goloka
“ ‘I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Rādhā, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency [hlādinī]. Their companions are Her confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.’
What the purport teaches
- Govinda is the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka.
- Rādhā resembles His own spiritual figure and embodies the ecstatic potency, hlādinī.
- Their companions are Rādhā’s confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form. They are permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, pausing over the words “I worship Govinda.”
Ask yourself
What does this description help you appreciate about Govinda and His companions?
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.