Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.17.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Return Brings Renewed Life
“Having regained their vital functions, Yaśodā, Rohiṇī, Nanda and all the other cowherd women and men went up to Kṛṣṇa. O descendant of Kuru, even the dried-up trees came back to life.”
What the purport teaches
- Yaśodā, Rohiṇī and Nanda regained their vital functions and approached Kṛṣṇa.
- All the other cowherd women and men also went up to Him.
- Even the dried-up trees came back to life. The renewal extended beyond the people.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, noticing both the people and the trees responding to Kṛṣṇa’s return.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about even the dried-up trees coming back to life?
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.