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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.32.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Longing to See Lord Kṛṣṇa

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, having thus sung and spoken their hearts out in various charming ways, the gopīs began to weep loudly. They were very eager to see Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.32.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The gopīs sang and spoke their hearts out in various charming ways.
  • After expressing their hearts, they began to weep loudly.
  • Their tears expressed their great eagerness to see Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Spend one quiet minute expressing to Lord Kṛṣṇa your wish to remember Him.

Ask yourself

What do the gopīs’ heartfelt expressions teach you about longing for Kṛṣṇa?

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.

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