Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.30.33
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Crowns Rādhārāṇī with Flowers
“Certainly Kṛṣṇa sat down here with His girlfriend to arrange Her hair. The lusty boy must have made a crown for that lusty girl out of the flowers He had collected.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa wanted to decorate Rādhārāṇī’s hair with the forest flowers He had collected.
- They sat facing the same direction, with Rādhārāṇī between Kṛṣṇa’s knees. He arranged Her hair and made a flower crown for Her.
- By crowning Her, Kṛṣṇa honored Her as the goddess of the forest. The two played and joked together in Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute recalling the affectionate care described in this verse.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s careful arrangement of the flowers reveal about His affection?
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.