Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.65.13
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Gopīs Question Kṛṣṇa’s Captivating Words
“How can intelligent city women possibly trust the words of one whose heart is so unsteady and who is so ungrateful? They must believe Him because He speaks so wonderfully, and also because His beautiful smiling glances arouse their lust.
What the purport teaches
- Some gopīs asked how intelligent city women could trust Kṛṣṇa’s words, describing His heart as unsteady and calling Him ungrateful.
- Others replied that the women believed Him because He spoke so wonderfully and His beautiful smiling glances aroused their lust.
- Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the first two lines are spoken by some gopīs, while other gopīs answer in the second two lines.
Try this today
Read the verse as a question and reply, pausing between the two groups of speakers.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the different speakers help you follow this exchange?
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.