Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.142
The Gopīs’ Loving Claim
“Some gopīs said to other gopīs, ‘Just see the astonishing pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vrajendra! He will certainly marry all the gopīs of Vṛndāvana. Therefore, the gopīs know for certain that the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips is their own property and cannot be enjoyed by anyone else.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs called one another to notice the astonishing pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vrajendra.
- They expressed certainty that He would marry all the gopīs of Vṛndāvana.
- For this reason, they regarded the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips as their own property, not to be enjoyed by anyone else.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing the connection between the gopīs’ expectation of marriage and their claim to the nectar.
Ask yourself
What does this loving claim reveal about the gopīs’ longing for 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.