Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.14.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCare Includes the Whole Family
“His seven wives, headed by Devakī, are all sisters. Are they and their sons and daughters-in-law all happy?”
What the purport teaches
- The seven wives, headed by Devakī, are all sisters.
- The inquiry asks whether these women are happy.
- Their sons and daughters-in-law are also included in this concern.
Try this today
Check on one member of your wider family whom you seldom contact.
Ask yourself
Is there someone in my wider family whose happiness I tend to overlook?
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.