Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.207
The Gopīs Do Not Seek Personal Enjoyment
“There is an inexplicable fact about the natural inclinations of the gopīs. The gopīs never want to enjoy themselves with Kṛṣṇa personally.
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs’ natural inclinations contain an inexplicable fact.
- They never want to enjoy themselves personally with Kṛṣṇa.
- This absence of desire for personal enjoyment is described as their natural inclination.
Try this today
Write one sentence reflecting on the gopīs’ lack of desire to enjoy themselves personally with Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about my own desire for personal enjoyment when I consider the gopīs’ inclination?
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.