Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.29.40
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Beauty Makes All Worlds Auspicious
“Dear Kṛṣṇa, what woman in all the three worlds wouldn’t deviate from religious behavior when bewildered by the sweet, drawn-out melody of Your flute? Your beauty makes all three worlds auspicious. Indeed, even the cows, birds, trees and deer manifest the ecstatic symptom of bodily hair standing on end when they see Your beautiful form.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs describe Kṛṣṇa’s flute melody as so sweet and captivating that they ask what woman could resist its attraction.
- Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful form makes all three worlds auspicious.
- Even cows, birds, trees and deer show ecstatic symptoms when they see Him. His beauty attracts more than human beings.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, then spend a moment remembering Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful form.
Ask yourself
What detail in this description helps you appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s beauty?
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.