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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.250

Songs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa Are Supreme

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next asked Rāmānanda Rāya, “Among many songs, which song is to be considered the actual religion of the living entity?””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.250, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks which song is the actual religion of the living entity.
  • Rāmānanda Rāya points to songs describing the loving affairs of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
  • He declares such a song superior to all other songs.

Try this today

Listen to or sing one song describing the loving affairs of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa today.

Ask yourself

How could this teaching guide your choice of songs?

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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