Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.32
The Gopīs Plead for News of Kṛṣṇa
“[The gopīs said:] ‘O cūta tree, priyāla tree, panasa, āsana and kovidāra! O jambu tree, O arka tree, O bel, bakula and mango! O kadamba tree, O nīpa tree and all other trees living on the bank of the Yamunā for the welfare of others, please let us know where Kṛṣṇa has gone. We have lost our minds and are almost dead.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs addressed many kinds of trees, asking them where Kṛṣṇa had gone.
- They described the trees on the bank of the Yamunā as living for the welfare of others.
- Their plea expressed intense distress: they said they had lost their minds and were almost dead.
Try this today
Read the gopīs’ request slowly, pausing at “please let us know where Kṛṣṇa has gone.”
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ appeal reveal about their longing to find 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.