Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.30.41
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRādhārāṇī Speaks with Great Humility
“She told them how Mādhava had given Her much respect, but how She then suffered dishonor because of Her misbehavior. The gopīs were extremely amazed to hear this.”
What the purport teaches
- Rādhārāṇī tells the gopīs how Mādhava honored Her and how She then suffered dishonor because of what She calls Her misbehavior.
- The purport explains that asking Kṛṣṇa to carry Her was natural within Their loving relationship. Yet in great humility She describes Her own behavior as wicked.
- The other gopīs are extremely astonished to hear Her account of these affairs.
Try this today
Reread the translation beside the purport, noting how the purport explains Her words as an expression of great humility.
Ask yourself
How does the purport distinguish Rādhārāṇī’s humble self-description from the natural loving mood of Her request?
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.