This is the only purpose of all these good deeds, for no one can renounce his or her own self-interest in the observance of the religious and moral principles that are so highly exalted.

However, beyond that is the transcendental level where one is aware of being only the eternal servant of Krishna, God, the Supreme, Divine and Absolute Person. Any act motivated by such a sense of service is pure love of God, for it is done for the sole absolute sense pleasure of Lord Krishna.

On the contrary, any endeavor to enjoy the fruits of the act in a selfish and self-interested manner is a search for personal satisfaction. These acts take on a material or spiritual appearance as the case may be.

Covetousness only aims at the selfish pleasure of the senses, whereas real, true love must apply itself to satisfy only the senses of Lord Krishna, hence its considerable benefit.

The gopis easily rejected social custom, scriptural precepts, bodily demands, self-interested acts, reserve, patience, bodily pleasures, self-gratification, the path of natural organization of society or the organization of social divisions, all these things which are very difficult to renounce, they easily rejected them, along with their relatives and the retribution and reprimand they had in store for them, for the sole purpose of serving Lord Krishna. They serve Him with love for His pleasure alone, so that He may be happy.

This is what is called unwavering attachment of immaculate purity to Krishna, God, the Divine Absolute Person.

The truth is that we must leave behind all activities that are concerned only with the selfish pleasure of our senses, in order to unite ourselves perfectly with the will of Lord Krishna, as the gopis do. This is actually the teaching given to us by Krishna in the “Bhagavad-gita”, “Words of Krishna, Christ, God, the Supreme Person”.

We must constantly be willing to do everything for the pleasure of the Lord, even at the risk of transgressing the rules of the Vedas, the original holy scriptures, or moral principles. This is where pure love for God lies.

Such acts, inspired only by pure love for Lord Krishna, are free from defilement, like a spotless white cloth.

True love differs radically from lust; one is like the radiant sun, while the other reminds one of deep darkness.

Thus, there is no trace of lust in the love of the gopis. They bond with Krishna only for His pleasure, so that He may be happy.