Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.39.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLove Changes the Experience of Time
“When He brought us to the assembly of the rāsa dance, where we enjoyed His affectionate and charming smiles, His delightful secret talks, His playful glances and His embraces, we passed many nights as if they were a single moment. O gopīs, how can we possibly cross over the insurmountable darkness of His absence?”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs remember Kṛṣṇa's affectionate smiles, secret talks, playful glances and embraces at the rāsa dance.
- A long time in His association passed like a single moment.
- A single moment in His absence seemed very long. They describe that absence as insurmountable darkness.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute rereading their remembrance of Kṛṣṇa without rushing.
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs' experience of time reveal about how deeply they value Kṛṣṇa's company?
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.