Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.32.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEmbracing the Lord Within the Heart
“One gopī took the Lord through the aperture of her eyes and placed Him within her heart. Then, with her eyes closed and her bodily hairs standing on end, she continuously embraced Him within. Thus immersed in transcendental ecstasy, she resembled a yogī meditating upon the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- One gopī placed the Lord within her heart through her eyes, then closed them and continuously embraced Him within. Immersed in transcendental ecstasy, she resembled a yogī meditating upon the Lord.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the seven gopīs described so far belong to the eight principal gopīs. Their status allowed them to approach Śrī Kṛṣṇa immediately.
- The purport establishes Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī as the Lord’s most beloved gopī and His primeval internal potency. She possesses the attractiveness to attract the all-attractive Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
After reading the verse, close your eyes briefly and remember Lord Kṛṣṇa within your heart.
Ask yourself
How can this gopī’s inward attention encourage your own remembrance of the Lord?
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.