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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.208

Joy in Serving Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa

“The happiness of the gopīs increases ten million times when they serve to engage Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Their transcendental pastimes.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.208, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The gopīs serve to engage Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Their transcendental pastimes.
  • This service increases the gopīs’ happiness.
  • Their increase in happiness is described as ten million times.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on service as the source of the gopīs’ happiness.

Ask yourself

What can I learn from the gopīs finding such great happiness in serving Rādhā and 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.

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