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Innumerable Devotees in Conjugal Love

“The chief devotees in conjugal love are the gopīs in Vṛndāvana, the queens in Dvārakā and the goddesses of fortune in Vaikuṇṭha. These devotees are innumerable.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.191, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The gopīs in Vṛndāvana are among the chief devotees in conjugal love.
  • The queens in Dvārakā and the goddesses of fortune in Vaikuṇṭha are also chief devotees in conjugal love.
  • Devotees in conjugal love are innumerable.

Try this today

Write the three groups of chief devotees in conjugal love beside their respective places.

Ask yourself

How does the word “innumerable” shape your understanding of the devotees described here?

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.

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