Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.3.53
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesYaśodā’s Pure Love for Kṛṣṇa
“Exhausted by the labor of childbirth, Yaśodā was overwhelmed with sleep and unable to understand what kind of child had been born to her.”
What the purport teaches
- Exhausted by childbirth and overwhelmed with sleep, Yaśodā could not understand what kind of child had been born to her.
- Devakī knew from the beginning that her son was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yaśodā was such an advanced devotee that she simply loved Kṛṣṇa as her own child.
- In this exalted devotional service, a devotee intensely loves the Supreme Personality of Godhead without awareness of His supreme position. The purport calls this kevala-bhakti.
Try this today
Spend one minute reflecting on Yaśodā’s loving Kṛṣṇa simply as her own child.
Ask yourself
What does Yaśodā’s love teach me about the depth of pure devotional service?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.