Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.219
Loving Concern for Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet
“[All the gopīs said:] ‘Dear Kṛṣṇa, we carefully hold Your delicate lotus feet upon our hard breasts. When You walk in the forest, Your soft lotus feet are pricked by small bits of stone. We fear that this is paining You. Since You are our life and soul, our minds are very much disturbed when Your lotus feet are pained.’
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs carefully hold Kṛṣṇa’s delicate lotus feet upon their hard breasts.
- They fear that small bits of stone prick His soft lotus feet when He walks in the forest.
- Kṛṣṇa is their life and soul. Their minds are deeply disturbed by the thought that His lotus feet are pained.
Try this today
Read the gopīs’ words slowly today, pausing to reflect on their careful concern for Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ concern for Kṛṣṇa’s comfort reveal about their love?
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.