Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Personal Presence Bestows Supreme Blessings
“This earth has now become most fortunate, because You have touched her grass and bushes with Your feet and her trees and creepers with Your fingernails, and because You have graced her rivers, mountains, birds and animals with Your merciful glances. But above all, You have embraced the young cowherd women between Your two arms — a favor hankered after by the goddess of fortune herself.”
What the purport teaches
- Nothing equals the blessing of Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead, appearing personally with His full expansion, Balarāma.
- As They moved through the forest, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma gathered fruits, flowers and leaves for Their pastimes. They glanced lovingly and mercifully at Vṛndāvana’s rivers, hills and creatures.
- The gopīs received the supreme blessing of being embraced by the Lord. Even the goddess of fortune desired this favor.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and pause to appreciate the Lord’s merciful attention to the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
What does this verse reveal about the value of the Lord’s personal affection?
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.