Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.21.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Transcendental Beauty Awakens Ecstatic Love
“Wearing a peacock-feather ornament upon His head, blue karṇikāra flowers on His ears, a yellow garment as brilliant as gold, and the Vaijayantī garland, Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibited His transcendental form as the greatest of dancers as He entered the forest of Vṛndāvana, beautifying it with the marks of His footprints. He filled the holes of His flute with the nectar of His lips, and the cowherd boys sang His glories.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs remembered Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities, including His artful dress and the beautiful blue flowers over His ears. His appearance excited their romantic desires.
- As the greatest of dancers, Kṛṣṇa entered Vṛndāvana and beautified it with His footprints. The cowherd boys sang His glories.
- Kṛṣṇa poured the nectar of His lips into His flute. Remembering Him, the gopīs lost themselves in ecstatic love.
Try this today
Reread the description of Kṛṣṇa’s appearance and choose one detail to remember today.
Ask yourself
Which detail of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental appearance most helps you remember Him?
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.