Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.60
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Gopīs Receive Incomparable Divine Favor
“When Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was dancing with the gopīs in the rāsa-līlā, the gopīs were embraced by the arms of the Lord. This transcendental favor was never bestowed upon the goddess of fortune or other consorts in the spiritual world. Indeed, never was such a thing even imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly planets, whose bodily luster and aroma resemble the lotus flower. And what to speak of worldly women who are very beautiful according to material estimation?”
What the purport teaches
- During the rāsa-līlā, the gopīs receive the blessing of being embraced by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This particular favor is not bestowed even upon the goddess of fortune.
- Kṛṣṇa exists on the highest platform of purity and morality. He remains praiseworthy even when His pastimes attract worldly criticism.
- The gopīs are constituted of the Lord’s pleasure potency and attain the highest standard of purity and auspiciousness. Their glory is not diminished by worldly judgments about their position or behavior.
Try this today
Reread the verse with reverence, reflecting on the gopīs’ purity and the incomparable favor Kṛṣṇa grants them.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching challenge judgments based only on outward appearance?
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.