Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.29.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Greets the Gopīs with Charming Words
“Seeing that the girls of Vraja had arrived, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the best of speakers, greeted them with charming words that bewildered their minds.”
What the purport teaches
- The girls of Vraja arrived near Lord Kṛṣṇa, and He greeted them.
- Kṛṣṇa is the best of speakers. His charming words bewildered the gopīs’ minds.
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī continues the narration only after establishing the spiritual nature of the gopīs’ love for Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Before reading further, pause and recall that this meeting concerns spiritual love for Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Why is it important to remember the spiritual nature of the gopīs’ love as I continue reading?
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.