Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.23.39
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPure Devotion Reveals What Is Missing
“Taking note of their wives’ pure, transcendental devotion for Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and seeing their own lack of devotion, the brāhmaṇas felt most sorrowful and began to condemn themselves.”
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇas recognized their wives’ pure, transcendental devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Seeing this devotion, they became aware of their own lack of devotion.
- They felt deep sorrow and began to condemn themselves.
Try this today
Write down one quality of the wives’ devotion that you want to cultivate.
Ask yourself
Can another person’s devotion help me honestly recognize where my own devotion needs to grow?
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.