Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.16
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Accepts His Friends’ Enthusiastic Care
“Sometimes Lord Kṛṣṇa grew tired from fighting and lay down at the base of a tree, resting upon a bed made of soft twigs and buds and using the lap of a cowherd friend as His pillow.”
What the purport teaches
- Tired from fighting, Lord Kṛṣṇa rested at the base of a tree, using a cowherd friend’s lap as His pillow.
- His enthusiastic friends hastily prepared many beds of twigs, leaves and flowers.
- The purport explains that Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into many forms and lay down upon those many beds.
Try this today
Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa accepting the beds His enthusiastic friends prepared.
Ask yourself
What inspires you about the cowherd boys’ eagerness to prepare resting places 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.