Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.11.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesYaśodā Lovingly Encourages Kṛṣṇa
“Just see how all Your playmates of Your own age have been cleansed and decorated with beautiful ornaments by their mothers. You should come here, and after You have taken Your bath, eaten Your lunch and been decorated with ornaments, You may play with Your friends again.”
What the purport teaches
- Yaśodā pointed out that Kṛṣṇa’s playmates had already been cleansed and decorated with beautiful ornaments by their mothers.
- Young boys generally want to do what their friends have done. Yaśodā used this tendency to encourage Kṛṣṇa to be decorated like His playmates.
- She promised that after bathing, eating lunch and being decorated, He could play with His friends again.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing Yaśodā’s thoughtful way of encouraging Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What do I appreciate about the way Yaśodā encouraged Kṛṣṇa to come home?
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.