Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.29.47
Ūti· What drives us to actSeparation Deepens Appreciation of Kṛṣṇa’s Company
“The gopīs became proud of themselves for having received such special attention from Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and each of them thought herself the best woman on earth.”
What the purport teaches
- Receiving special attention from Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, each gopī thought herself the best woman on earth.
- They were proud because they had attained the greatest of all personalities as their lover. In this sense, they were proud of Kṛṣṇa.
- Their pride was a pretense created by Kṛṣṇa’s pastime potency to intensify their love through separation. Direct contact is not fully appreciated until separation has been experienced.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining how the gopīs’ pride was connected with their love for Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does the purport change your understanding of the gopīs’ pride?
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.