Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.41
Pure Love Goes Beyond Awareness of Opulence
“Obsessed with pure love, without knowledge of opulences, the gopīs sometimes chastise Kṛṣṇa. That is a symptom of pure ecstatic love.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs are absorbed in pure love for Kṛṣṇa, without awareness of His opulences.
- In that love, they sometimes chastise Kṛṣṇa.
- Their chastisement is a symptom of pure ecstatic love, not a lack of devotion.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly and reflect for one minute on the words “pure ecstatic love.”
Ask yourself
How does this verse deepen your understanding of the gopīs’ love 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.