Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.37
Mukti· LiberationRemembering Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Brings His Association
“Although some gopīs had to remain in the cowherd village and so could not join the rāsa dance to sport with Me at night in the forest, they were nonetheless fortunate. Indeed, they attained Me by thinking of My potent pastimes.”
What the purport teaches
- Some gopīs had to remain in the cowherd village. They could not join Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa dance in the forest at night.
- Kṛṣṇa nevertheless calls these gopīs fortunate. Their inability to join Him outwardly did not prevent them from attaining Him.
- They attained Kṛṣṇa by thinking of His potent pastimes.
Try this today
Spend one minute remembering the pastime mentioned here and the gopīs who attained Kṛṣṇa through thought of Him.
Ask yourself
How does this verse encourage you when circumstances limit your outward participation?
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.