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Kṛṣṇa’s Affection Reveals the Beloved’s Good Fortune
“Sometimes Kṛṣṇa gives up the company of other gopīs and becomes controlled, mind and body, by Me. Thus He manifests My good fortune and gives others distress by performing His loving affairs with Me.
What the purport teaches
- Sometimes Kṛṣṇa leaves the company of other gopīs to be with the speaker.
- He becomes controlled, mind and body, by the speaker, revealing the speaker’s good fortune.
- His loving affairs with the speaker give distress to others. The surrounding verses describe devotion through both affection and distress.
Try this today
Reread this verse alongside the preceding one, noticing that Kṛṣṇa remains the Lord of the speaker’s life in either condition.
Ask yourself
How does this description of affection deepen my understanding of the commitment expressed in the preceding verse?
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.