Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.162
The Gopīs’ Love Is Never Lust
“The love of the gopīs is called rūḍha-bhāva. It is pure and spotless. It is not at any time lust.”
What the purport teaches
- The love of the gopīs is called rūḍha-bhāva. Their loving dealings with Kṛṣṇa are transcendental.
- Although their love apparently resembles mundane sexual love, the two should not be confused.
- Their love is pure and spotless. It is unadulterated love of Godhead, never lust.
Try this today
Write one reminder: “The gopīs’ love is pure love of Godhead, not mundane sexual love.”
Ask yourself
Am I allowing outward resemblance to obscure the purity of the gopīs’ love?
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.