Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesYoga-māyā Acts Under Kṛṣṇa’s Direction
“Because of an increase of affection, the cows had constant attachment even to those calves that were grown up and had stopped sucking milk from their mothers. When Baladeva saw this attachment, He was unable to understand the reason for it, and thus He began to consider as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- The cows wanted to feed their older calves even though younger calves were present. Their unusual affection surprised Balarāma.
- The older calves were expansions of Kṛṣṇa. These uncommon events were taking place through yoga-māyā.
- Both mahā-māyā, the material energy, and yoga-māyā, the spiritual energy, work under Kṛṣṇa’s direction. As Balarāma gradually understood what was happening, He inquired from Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write down the distinction given here between mahā-māyā and yoga-māyā, noting that both act under Kṛṣṇa’s direction.
Ask yourself
How does this account help me recognize that Kṛṣṇa directs His energies?
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.