Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.49
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAn Extraordinary Love for Kṛṣṇa
“King Parīkṣit said: O brāhmaṇa, how could the cowherd women have developed for Kṛṣṇa, someone else’s son, such unprecedented pure love — love they never felt even for their own children? Please explain this.”
What the purport teaches
- King Parīkṣit asks how the cowherd women developed such unprecedented pure love for Kṛṣṇa.
- Although Kṛṣṇa was someone else’s son, their love for Him exceeded even their love for their own children.
- Parīkṣit asks for an explanation of this extraordinary affection. He wants to understand their love for Kṛṣṇa more deeply.
Try this today
Write one sincere question about the extraordinary love described in this verse.
Ask yourself
What would you like to understand about the cowherd women’s pure love for Kṛṣṇa?
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.