Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.22.8
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Fulfills Devotion Beyond Material Desire
“Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and master of all masters of mystic yoga, was aware of what the gopīs were doing, and thus He went there surrounded by His young companions to award the gopīs the perfection of their endeavor.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the master of all masters of mystic power. He understood the gopīs’ desires and went to grant the perfection of their endeavor.
- The Lord had no trace of material desire. As the ocean of transcendental bliss, He wanted to share that bliss with the gopīs on a spiritual platform, completely free of ordinary lust.
- His companions were very young children, unaware of the difference between male and female. They followed Him because they could not bear to be without His association.
Try this today
Reread the purport’s explanation of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental bliss, pausing to reflect on its freedom from ordinary lust.
Ask yourself
How does this explanation help me distinguish Kṛṣṇa’s spiritual pastimes from ordinary material desire?
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.