Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.2.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSpiritual Awakening Changes Our View
“When the child of Devakī was attracted and transferred into the womb of Rohiṇī by Yoga-māyā, Devakī seemed to have a miscarriage. Thus all the inhabitants of the palace loudly lamented, “Alas, Devakī has lost her child!””
What the purport teaches
- Yoga-māyā transferred Devakī’s child into Rohiṇī’s womb. The palace inhabitants thought Devakī had lost her child and lamented.
- Rohiṇī also experienced anxiety, but Yoga-māyā informed her that a child was being transferred from Devakī’s womb. This child would be known as Saṅkarṣaṇa.
- The purport calls the stage of self-realization yoga-nidrā. When one becomes spiritually awakened, material activities appear to have been like a dream.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the purport’s teaching that material activities appear dreamlike to one who is spiritually awakened.
Ask yourself
How might spiritual awakening change what I consider most important?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.