# The gopis of Vrindavana ![[images/all-catalogs/0053_SB-10-6-11.jpg]] *The gopis (cowherd girls) of Vrindavana represent the highest standard of pure devotional love for Lord Krishna. Their love is completely selfless — they desire only to please Krishna without any expectation of personal benefit. Among them, Srimati Radharani stands supreme as the embodiment of the highest spiritual emotion (mahabhava). The gopis' relationship with Krishna, though appearing like romantic love, is entirely spiritual and free from material lust. Great devotees aspire to serve under the guidance of the gopis, recognizing their love as the pinnacle of devotional perfection.* ## The Best Devotees ![[sb/3/27/27]] ![[sb/7/10/50]] ## Their Love for Krishna Is Supreme ![[cc/adi/4/162]] ![[cc/adi/4/186]] ## Krishna's Internal Potency ![[sb/3/3/21]] ![[sb/3/9/25]] ## Their Love Is Selfless and Pure ![[cc/adi/4/23]] ![[sb/7/1/30]] ## Radharani's Expansions ![[cc/adi/4/72]] ![[cc/adi/4/74]] ## Great Devotees Follow Them ![[sb/7/10/40]] ![[cc/madhya/8/228]] ## From the Scriptures **Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Canto 10** — The rāsa-līlā: - [[sb/10/29|SB 10.29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance]] — Krishna calls the gopis - [[sb/10/30|SB 10.30: The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa]] — Searching for Krishna - [[sb/10/31|SB 10.31: The Gopīs' Songs of Separation]] — The *Gopī-gīta* - [[sb/10/32|SB 10.32: The Reunion]] — Krishna returns - [[sb/10/33|SB 10.33: The Rāsa Dance]] — The transcendental dance **Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta**: - [[cc/adi/4|Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya]] — Theology of the gopis' love ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/Krishna's family in Mathura|Krishna's family in Mathura]] — Overview of His family relationships - [[wiki/articles/Devaki and Vasudeva|Devaki and Vasudeva]] — Krishna's birth parents ## From the Index - [[index/entries/gopis|Gopis]] — The cowherd girls of Vrindavana - [[index/entries/radharani|Radharani]] — Chief among the gopis - [[index/entries/vrindavana|Vrindavana]] — Home of the gopis