Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.29.33
Āśraya· The supreme shelterHope for the Eternal Beloved
“Expert transcendentalists always direct their affection toward You because they recognize You as their true Self and eternal beloved. What use do we have for these husbands, children and relatives of ours, who simply give us trouble? Therefore, O supreme controller, grant us Your mercy. O lotus-eyed one, please do not cut down our long-cherished hope to have Your association.”
What the purport teaches
- Expert transcendentalists direct their affection toward Kṛṣṇa. They recognize Him as their true Self and eternal beloved.
- The gopīs question the value of family relationships that bring them trouble. Their appeal is directed to Kṛṣṇa, the supreme controller.
- They beg for mercy and ask Him not to cut down their long-cherished hope for His association.
Try this today
Offer one sentence of prayer asking Kṛṣṇa to nourish your hope for His association.
Ask yourself
What place does hope for Kṛṣṇa’s association have in my heart?
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.