Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.33
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Devotees’ Senses Share Divine Nectar
“Yet even though the extent of the good fortune of these residents of Vṛndāvana is inconceivable, we eleven presiding deities of the various senses, headed by Lord Śiva, are also most fortunate, because the senses of these devotees of Vṛndāvana are the cups through which we repeatedly drink the nectarean, intoxicating beverage of the honey of Your lotus feet.”
What the purport teaches
- The greatness of the good fortune of the residents of Vṛndāvana is inconceivable.
- The eleven presiding deities of the senses, headed by Lord Śiva, also consider themselves most fortunate.
- The devotees’ senses are compared to cups through which these deities repeatedly drink the nectarean honey of the Lord’s lotus feet.
Try this today
Read this translation aloud, using your voice and hearing to attend to the description of the Lord’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How might I use my senses today with greater attention to the Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.