Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.153
Seeing Kṛṣṇa Brings Incomparable Joy
“The gopīs saw their beloved Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after a long separation. They secured and embraced Him in their hearts through their eyes, and they attained a joy so intense that not even perfect yogīs can attain it. The gopīs cursed the creator for creating eyelids that interfered with their vision.”
What the purport teaches
- After a long separation, the gopīs saw their beloved Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra and embraced Him in their hearts through their eyes.
- Their joy was so intense that even perfect yogīs cannot attain it.
- The gopīs cursed the creator for making eyelids, which interrupted their vision of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, pausing to reflect on the gopīs embracing Kṛṣṇa in their hearts.
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ response reveal about how precious seeing Kṛṣṇa was to them?
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.