Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.30.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAbsorbed in Kṛṣṇa’s Graceful Movements
“Another gopī, her mind fixed on Kṛṣṇa, walked about with her arm resting on the shoulder of a friend and declared, “I am Kṛṣṇa! Just see how gracefully I move!””
What the purport teaches
- With her mind fixed on Kṛṣṇa, a gopī walked with her arm resting on a friend’s shoulder.
- While enacting His movements, she declared, “I am Kṛṣṇa! Just see how gracefully I move!”
- Her words and gestures belonged to her absorbed enactment of Kṛṣṇa’s pastime.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s graceful movements described in this verse.
Ask yourself
What does this gopī’s attention to Kṛṣṇa’s movements reveal about her remembrance of Him?
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.