Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.25
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Gopīs’ Unexcelled Gift of Devotion
“By your great fortune you have established an unexcelled standard of pure devotion for the Lord, Uttamaḥśloka — a standard even the sages can hardly attain.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs established an unexcelled standard of pure devotion for Lord Uttamaḥśloka.
- Their devotion is difficult even for great sages to attain.
- They brought to this world a standard of pure love of God previously unknown on earth. Uddhava congratulates them on this unparalleled contribution to religious life.
Try this today
Reread the verse and offer a brief prayer of appreciation for the gopīs’ example of pure devotion.
Ask yourself
What does Uddhava’s appreciation teach you to value in spiritual life?
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.