Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.141
Meditation Alone Cannot Satisfy the Gopīs
“The gopīs are not like the mystic yogīs. They will never be satisfied simply by meditating on Your lotus feet and imitating the so-called yogīs. Teaching the gopīs about meditation is another kind of duplicity. When they are instructed to undergo mystic yoga practice, they are not at all satisfied. On the contrary, they become more and more angry with You.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs are not like mystic yogīs. Simply meditating on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet does not satisfy them.
- They do not wish to imitate the so-called yogīs. Teaching them meditation is described here as another kind of duplicity.
- Instructions to undertake mystic yoga do not ease their dissatisfaction. Instead, they become increasingly angry with Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining why meditation instructions do not satisfy the gopīs in this verse.
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ response show about the limits of these instructions for them?
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.