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The Fortune of Tasting Their Meeting

“Their meeting is exactly like a mixture of condensed milk and sugar candy. When they talk of the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, camphor is added. One who tastes this combined preparation is most fortunate.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.305, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Their meeting is like a mixture of condensed milk and sugar candy.
  • Their talk about the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is compared to adding camphor.
  • One who tastes this combined preparation is most fortunate.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing over the words “most fortunate.”

Ask yourself

What would it mean for you to appreciate these talks as a great fortune?

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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