Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.180
Kṛṣṇa Cannot Repay Their Spotless Service
“O gopīs, I am not able to repay My debt for your spotless service, even within a lifetime of Brahmā. Your connection with Me is beyond reproach. You have worshiped Me, cutting off all domestic ties, which are difficult to break. Therefore please let your own glorious deeds be your compensation.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa spoke these words when He returned to the gopīs upon hearing their songs of separation.
- He says He cannot repay their spotless service even within a lifetime of Brahmā. Their connection with Him is beyond reproach.
- The gopīs worshiped Him after cutting off domestic ties that are difficult to break. He asks them to let their own glorious deeds be their compensation.
Try this today
Do one small act of service today without asking for recognition or repayment.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s praise of spotless service challenge my desire for repayment?
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.