Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.149
The Gopīs’ Love Remains Fixed
“Although Kṛṣṇa assumed the four-armed form of Nārāyaṇa, He could not attract the serious attention of the gopīs in ecstatic love.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa assumed the four-armed form of Nārāyaṇa.
- Even in that form, He could not attract the serious attention of the gopīs.
- The verse describes the gopīs as being in ecstatic love.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing the gopīs’ response, using only what this translation says.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the gopīs’ response to the four-armed form?
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.