Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.32.21
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Never Stopped Loving the Gopīs
“My dear girls, understanding that simply for My sake you had rejected the authority of worldly opinion, of the Vedas and of your relatives, I acted as I did only to increase your attachment to Me. Even when I removed Myself from your sight by suddenly disappearing, I never stopped loving you. Therefore, My beloved gopīs, please do not harbor any bad feelings toward Me, your beloved.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa recognized that the gopīs had set aside worldly opinion, the authority of the Vedas and their relatives simply for His sake.
- He explains that His disappearance was meant only to increase their attachment to Him. Even when out of their sight, He never stopped loving them.
- The gopīs were already perfect in their love. Kṛṣṇa acted to inconceivably increase that perfection and show an example for the world.
Try this today
Reread Kṛṣṇa’s assurance that He never stopped loving the gopīs, then pray for deeper attachment to Him.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s assurance to the gopīs reveal about His loving purpose?
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.