Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.22.11
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Assures the Girls of His Truthfulness
“I have never before spoken a lie, and these boys know it. Therefore, O slender-waisted girls, please come forward, either one by one or all together, and pick out your clothes.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa declared that He had never before spoken a lie.
- He said that the young boys with Him knew His words were true.
- He invited the girls to come forward either one by one or all together and pick out their clothes.
Try this today
Pause over Kṛṣṇa’s statement about truthfulness and reflect on it for one minute today.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s assurance of truthfulness shape the invitation He gives?
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.