Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.278
The gopīs’ ecstatic mood is for Kṛṣṇa
“It is firmly concluded that the ecstatic mood of the gopīs is possible only before Kṛṣṇa, and no one else.”
What the purport teaches
- The ecstatic mood of the gopīs is possible only before Kṛṣṇa.
- No one else can evoke this ecstatic mood.
- The translation presents this as a firm conclusion.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, pausing over the words “only before Kṛṣṇa.”
Ask yourself
What does this firm conclusion show me about the gopīs’ feelings for Kṛṣṇa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.