Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.137
Entering Rāsa-Līlā Requires a Gopī’s Body
“Vyāsadeva, the supreme authority on Vedic literature, composed the verse beginning ‘nāyaṁ sukhāpo bhagavān’ because no one can enter into the rāsa-līlā dance in any body other than that of a gopī.”
What the purport teaches
- Vyāsadeva is described as the supreme authority on Vedic literature.
- He composed the verse beginning ‘nāyaṁ sukhāpo bhagavān.’
- The reason given is that no one can enter the rāsa-līlā dance in any body other than that of a gopī.
Try this today
Read the translation once more and write its stated condition for entering the rāsa-līlā dance.
Ask yourself
How does the condition stated here shape your understanding of entry into the rāsa-līlā dance?
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.