Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Gopis: To see Krsna is the goal of all persons

Purport from SB 10.21.7

The gopīs were aware that their mothers or other elder persons might hear their romantic words and disapprove, and thus they said,akṣaṇvatāḿ phalam: "To see Kṛṣṇa is the goal for all persons and not simply ourselves." In other words, the gopīs indicated that since Kṛṣṇa is the supreme object of love for everyone, why couldn't they also love Him in spiritual ecstasy?

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