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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.172

Her Moods Become Hair and Garment

“Craftiness and covered anger constitute the arrangement of Her hair. The quality of anger due to jealousy is the silk garment covering Her body.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.172, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Craftiness forms part of the arrangement of Her hair.
  • Covered anger also constitutes Her hair arrangement.
  • Anger due to jealousy is described as the silk garment covering Her body.

Try this today

Write down the two images—hair and silk garment—and the moods each represents.

Ask yourself

How does this verse portray Her moods through the arrangement of Her appearance?

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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