Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.32.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesNever Satisfied with Kṛṣṇa’s Sweetness
“Another gopī looked with unblinking eyes upon His lotus face, but even after deeply relishing its sweetness She did not feel satiated, just as mystic saints are never satiated when meditating upon the Lord’s feet.”
What the purport teaches
- One gopī gazed without blinking at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face. Even after deeply relishing its sweetness, She did not feel satiated.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the comparison with meditating saints is only partly applicable. The gopīs’ ecstasy at Kṛṣṇa’s return was unparalleled.
- He identifies this gopī as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the most fortunate of all.
Try this today
Spend one minute attentively remembering Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face as described here.
Ask yourself
What does Her unsatisfied longing reveal about the sweetness of 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.