Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Fulfills His Devotees’ Loving Desire
“The mothers of the boys, upon hearing the sounds of the flutes and bugles being played by their sons, immediately rose from their household tasks, lifted their boys onto their laps, embraced them with both arms and began to feed them with their breast milk, which flowed forth because of extreme love specifically for Kṛṣṇa. Actually Kṛṣṇa is everything, but at that time, expressing extreme love and affection, they took special pleasure in feeding Kṛṣṇa, the Parabrahman, and Kṛṣṇa drank the milk from His respective mothers as if it were a nectarean beverage.”
What the purport teaches
- The elderly gopīs knew Kṛṣṇa was mother Yaśodā’s son, yet each desired to care for Him as her own son. Kṛṣṇa took the role of their sons to fulfill this inner ambition.
- By embracing and feeding Him, the mothers enhanced their special love for Kṛṣṇa. He accepted their milk as a nectarean beverage.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, received their loving care personally. While bewildering Brahmā, He enjoyed the transcendental pleasure created by yoga-māyā between the mothers and Himself.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment to express to Kṛṣṇa one sincere desire to serve Him with love.
Ask yourself
Do I desire to serve Kṛṣṇa with the personal affection shown by these mothers?
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.