Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.43
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Accepts Loving Glances
“With their beelike eyes, the women of Vṛndāvana drank the honey of the beautiful face of Lord Mukunda, and thus they gave up the distress they had felt during the day because of separation from Him. The young Vṛndāvana ladies cast sidelong glances at the Lord — glances filled with bashfulness, laughter and submission — and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, completely accepting these glances as a proper offering of respect, entered the cowherd village.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs thought of Kṛṣṇa throughout the day and felt distressed by His absence. Seeing His beautiful face on His return immediately relieved their anxieties.
- Their sidelong glances were filled with bashfulness, laughter and submission. Kṛṣṇa fully accepted these glances as an offering of respect.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, expertly exchanged loving feelings with the cowherd girls. His acceptance of their love filled their hearts with happiness.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful face and His acceptance of the gopīs’ loving glances.
Ask yourself
What draws your heart toward remembering 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.