# The gopīs of Vṛndāvana > [!summary] > *The gopīs (cowherd girls) of Vṛndāvana represent the highest standard of pure devotional love for Lord Kṛṣṇa. Their love is completely selfless — they desire only to please Kṛṣṇa without any expectation of personal benefit. Among them, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī stands supreme as the embodiment of the highest spiritual emotion (mahābhāva). The gopīs' relationship with Kṛṣṇa, though appearing like romantic love, is entirely spiritual and free from material lust. Great devotees aspire to serve under the guidance of the gopīs, recognizing their love as the pinnacle of devotional perfection.* ![[images/all-catalogs/0053_SB-10-6-11.jpg]] ## The Best Devotees ![[sb/3/27/27]] ![[sb/7/10/50]] ## Their Love for Kṛṣṇa Is Supreme ![[cc/adi/4/162]] ![[cc/adi/4/186#translation]] ## Kṛṣṇa'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]] ## Rādhārāṇī's Expansions ![[cc/adi/4/72]] ![[cc/adi/4/74-75#translation]] ## Great Devotees Follow Them ![[sb/7/10/40]] ![[cc/madhya/8/228#translation]] ## From the Scriptures **Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Canto 10** — The rāsa-līlā: - SB 10.29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance — Kṛṣṇa calls the gopīs - SB 10.30: The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa — Searching for Kṛṣṇa - SB 10.31: The Gopīs' Songs of Separation — The *Gopī-gīta* - SB 10.32: The Reunion — Kṛṣṇa returns - 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 gopīs' love ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/srimati-radharani|Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī]] — The supreme gopī - [[wiki/articles/uddhava|Uddhava]] — Who heard the gopīs' message for Kṛṣṇa - [[wiki/articles/krsnas-family-in-mathura|Kṛṣṇa's family in Mathurā]] — Overview of His family relationships - [[wiki/articles/devaki-and-vasudeva|Devakī and Vasudeva]] — Kṛṣṇa's birth parents ## From the Index - [[index/entries/gopis|Gopīs]] — The cowherd girls of Vṛndāvana - [[index/entries/radharani|Rādhārāṇī]] — Chief among the gopīs - [[index/entries/vrndavana|Vṛndāvana]] — Home of the gopīs