Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLoving Requests Respect the Lord’s Pleasure
“O Kṛṣṇa! Please get those fruits for us. Our minds are so attracted by their aroma! Dear Balarāma, our desire to have those fruits is very great. If You think it’s a good idea, let’s go to that Tāla forest.”
What the purport teaches
- The boys have complete faith that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma can effortlessly kill the demons and obtain the fruits.
- These exalted, self-realized friends are not ordinarily greedy for sweet fruits. They are joking with the Lord and encouraging His heroic pastimes; Kṛṣṇa chooses to give Balarāma the first honors.
- By saying “if You think it’s a good idea,” the boys leave the decision to the Lords. Their request is not a demand that the Lords act simply to satisfy them.
Try this today
In one prayer today, express a wish while explicitly leaving the decision to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can your requests to the Lord leave room for His pleasure rather than insist on your own?
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.