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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.213

The Gopīs Know Kṛṣṇa Deeply

“O Pārtha, the gopīs know My greatness, My loving service, respect for Me, and My mentality. Others cannot really know these.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.213, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa spoke these words to Arjuna in the Ādi Purāṇa.
  • The gopīs know His greatness, His loving service, respect for Him, and His mentality.
  • Kṛṣṇa says that others cannot really know these as the gopīs do.

Try this today

Reread Kṛṣṇa’s statement slowly and name the four things He says the gopīs know.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the depth of the gopīs’ knowledge of Kṛṣṇa?

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.

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