Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.195
Pure Love Seeks Kṛṣṇa’s Joy
“Therefore we find that the joy of the gopīs nourishes the joy of Lord Kṛṣṇa. For that reason the fault of lust is not present in their love.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing the beautiful gopīs enlivens Kṛṣṇa, and His joy in turn enlivens them. Their beauty increases without limit.
- Mundane moralists sometimes mistake these delicate exchanges for ordinary amorous dealings. But these affairs are not mundane.
- The gopīs’ intense desire to satisfy Kṛṣṇa fills these exchanges with pure love of Godhead. There is no trace of sexual indulgence.
Try this today
Today, pause before one devotional act and consciously offer it for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction.
Ask yourself
How does the desire to satisfy Kṛṣṇa distinguish the gopīs’ love from lust?
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.