Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Boys Add the Forest’s Decorations
“Although all these boys were already decorated by their mothers with ornaments of kāca, guñjā, pearls and gold, when they went into the forest they further decorated themselves with fruits, green leaves, bunches of flowers, peacock feathers and soft minerals.”
What the purport teaches
- The boys’ mothers had already decorated them with ornaments of kāca, guñjā, pearls and gold.
- In the forest, the boys decorated themselves further with fruits, green leaves and bunches of flowers.
- They also used peacock feathers and soft minerals, adding the forest’s decorations to their existing ornaments.
Try this today
Notice a leaf or flower today, and remember the boys decorating themselves during their outing with Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the boys’ delight in decorating themselves in the forest?
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.