Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.31
Pure Attachment Draws the Gopīs to Kṛṣṇa
“Pure attachment will unite us even at the expense of moral and religious duties [dharma]. Destiny will sometimes bring us together and sometimes separate us.
What the purport teaches
- Pure attachment unites Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs even at the expense of moral and religious duties. Destiny sometimes brings them together and sometimes separates them.
- Hearing Kṛṣṇa’s flute, the gopīs left to meet Him in the dead of night. Its sweetness made them forget their relationships with their kinsmen.
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes Govinda standing by the Yamunā with His flute in the moonlight. His warning to those seeking material enjoyment points to Govinda’s power to draw their hearts away from it.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the sweetness of Govinda’s flute as described here.
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ response to the flute reveal about their attachment to 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.