Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.33.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFollow the Gopīs in Praising Kṛṣṇa
“Eager to enjoy conjugal love, their throats colored with various pigments, the gopīs sang loudly and danced. They were overjoyed by Kṛṣṇa’s touch, and they sang songs that filled the entire universe.”
What the purport teaches
- Overjoyed by Kṛṣṇa’s touch, the gopīs sang loudly as they danced. Their songs filled the entire universe.
- The Saṅgīta-sāra states that the gopīs manifested sixteen thousand principal rāgas, or musical modes. These subsequently spread throughout the world.
- Even today, devotees throughout the world sing Kṛṣṇa’s praises, following the example of the gopīs.
Try this today
Spend one minute singing Kṛṣṇa’s praises as a small act of devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can you follow the gopīs’ example of singing Kṛṣṇa’s praises?
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.