Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.21.2
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Flute Blends With Forest Song
“The lakes, rivers and hills of Vṛndāvana resounded with the sounds of maddened bees and flocks of birds moving about the flowering trees. In the company of the cowherd boys and Balarāma, Madhupati [Śrī Kṛṣṇa] entered that forest, and while herding the cows He began to vibrate His flute.”
What the purport teaches
- Vṛndāvana’s lakes, rivers and hills resounded with bees and birds among the flowering trees.
- Kṛṣṇa entered with Balarāma and the cowherd boys and began playing His flute while tending the cows.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa skillfully blended His flute with the lovely sounds of Vṛndāvana’s multicolored birds. Together they created an irresistible, heavenly vibration.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, focusing on Kṛṣṇa playing His flute while tending the cows.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention to Kṛṣṇa in this scene of forest sounds?
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.