Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.33.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHearing Him Relieves the Gopīs’ Distress
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the cowherd girls heard the Supreme Personality of Godhead speak these most charming words, they forgot their distress caused by separation from Him. Touching His transcendental limbs, they felt all their desires fulfilled.”
What the purport teaches
- The cowherd girls heard the most charming words of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Hearing Him, they forgot the distress caused by separation from Him.
- Touching His transcendental limbs, they felt all their desires fulfilled.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, pausing over the words “Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Ask yourself
What draws your attention to Kṛṣṇa in this description of the gopīs’ relief?
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.