Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.187
Kṛṣṇa’s Happiness Makes the Gopīs Happy
“The gopīs taste a pleasure ten million times greater than the pleasure Lord Kṛṣṇa derives from seeing them.”
What the purport teaches
- The wonderful characteristics of the gopīs are beyond imagination.
- They have no desire for personal satisfaction. Their happiness comes from Kṛṣṇa’s happiness on seeing them.
- The translation describes their pleasure as ten million times greater than the pleasure Kṛṣṇa derives from seeing them.
Try this today
Pause today to reflect on the gopīs’ desire for Kṛṣṇa’s happiness rather than their own satisfaction.
Ask yourself
What can I learn from the gopīs’ freedom from the desire for personal satisfaction?
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.