Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.201
Confidential Pastimes Require a Particular Understanding
“The pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are very confidential. They cannot be understood through the mellows of servitude, fraternity or parental affection.
What the purport teaches
- The pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are very confidential.
- They cannot be understood through the mellows of servitude or fraternity.
- Parental affection also does not provide the means to understand these confidential pastimes.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and note the three mellows through which these pastimes cannot be understood.
Ask yourself
Can I approach these confidential pastimes without assuming that I already understand them?
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.