Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.11.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesChoosing a Place for Everyone’s Welfare
“Between Nandeśvara and Mahāvana is a place named Vṛndāvana. This place is very suitable because it is lush with grass, plants and creepers for the cows and other animals. It has nice gardens and tall mountains and is full of facilities for the happiness of all the gopas and gopīs and our animals.”
What the purport teaches
- Vṛndāvana is situated between Nandeśvara and Mahāvana. The cowherd men selected it because disturbances had continued after their earlier move to Mahāvana.
- Its grass, plants and creepers made it suitable for maintaining cows and other animals.
- Its gardens, tall mountains and other facilities offered happiness for all the gopas, gopīs and animals.
Try this today
Make one small improvement to your surroundings that benefits someone else or an animal in your care.
Ask yourself
Do my choices about surroundings consider the welfare of both people and animals?
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.