Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.22.20
Āśraya· The supreme shelterPure Surrender, Never Material Imitation
“Thus the young girls of Vṛndāvana, considering what Lord Acyuta had told them, accepted that they had suffered a falldown from their vow by bathing naked in the river. But they still desired to successfully complete their vow, and since Lord Kṛṣṇa is Himself the ultimate result of all pious activities, they offered their obeisances to Him to cleanse away all their sins.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs accepted Kṛṣṇa’s words and offered obeisances to Him to cleanse away their sins. He is the ultimate result of all pious activities.
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, free from material desire. He was attracted to the gopīs’ love and wanted to satisfy them, not enjoy a material sexual relationship.
- The purport firmly rejects imitating Kṛṣṇa’s activities and upholds restraint and morality. The gopīs’ surrender was the perfection of religion because their only desire was to satisfy Him.
Try this today
Perform one small act of devotional service today with the conscious intention of satisfying Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How can I cultivate the gopīs’ desire to please Kṛṣṇa without imitating His unique activities?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.