![]() ![]() The gopīs asked Shree Krishna for a solution. ![]() The gopīs prepared a delicious feast and started off, but found the river was very turbulent that day, and no boatman was willing to ferry them across. Shree Krishna advised them to feed Sage Durvasa, the elevated ascetic, who lived on the other side of River Yamuna. The ceremony of breaking the fast required them to feed a sage. The gopīs (cowherd women) of Vrindavan once kept a fast. There is a beautiful story in the Puranas to illustrate this point. In this state of mind, all their actions are termed as akarm, or inactions. Being fully satisfied in devotional union with him, they look upon God as their only refuge and do not depend upon external supports. The minds of enlightened persons are absorbed in God. It is the state of the mind that determines what is inaction and action. Actions cannot be classified by external appearances. ![]()
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