Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.11.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTranscendental Relationships Bring Lasting Happiness
“That Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, out of His causeless mercy, appeared on this planet by His internal potency and enjoyed Himself amongst competent women as if He were engaging in mundane affairs.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared by His internal potency out of causeless mercy. Although His household life resembled ordinary affairs, His life with each wife in a separate palace was never mundane.
- His wives were liberated souls, manifestations of His internal energy. Their qualification for this eternal relationship was the perfection of devotional service.
- The Lord displays His pastimes to attract conditioned souls into eternal loving service. Material relationships end and cannot give perpetual happiness, whereas the Lord eternally reciprocates relationships with His devotees.
Try this today
Reread the translation today and offer a brief prayer to become attracted to Kṛṣṇa’s eternal service.
Ask yourself
How can my search for lasting happiness turn toward a relationship of service with Kṛṣṇa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.