Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.31.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemembering Kṛṣṇa Deepens the Gopīs’ Longing
“Our minds are repeatedly bewildered as we think of the intimate conversations we had with You in secret, feel the rise of lust in our hearts and remember Your smiling face, Your loving glances and Your broad chest, the resting place of the goddess of fortune. Thus we experience the most severe hankering for You.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs remember their intimate conversations with Kṛṣṇa in secret. These memories stir desire in their hearts.
- They recall His smiling face, His loving glances and His broad chest, the resting place of the goddess of fortune.
- These recollections repeatedly bewilder their minds. They experience the most severe hankering for Him.
Try this today
Pause for a moment today to remember Kṛṣṇa’s smiling face as described in this verse.
Ask yourself
How do the remembered details of Kṛṣṇa deepen the gopīs’ longing?
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.