Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.18.2
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSummer Appears Like Spring in Vṛndāvana
“While Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were thus enjoying life in Vṛndāvana in the guise of ordinary cowherd boys, the summer season gradually appeared. This season is not very pleasing to embodied souls.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma enjoyed life in Vṛndāvana in the guise of ordinary cowherd boys.
- Summer gradually arrived, a season not very pleasing to embodied souls because of its excessive heat.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that everyone in Vṛndāvana was pleased because summer there appeared just like spring.
Try this today
Reread the purport once, reflecting on Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma enjoying life in Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the contrast between ordinary summer and summer in Vṛndāvana?
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.