Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.30.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSeeing Humility in the Jasmine Vines
“O mālati, O mallikā, O jāti and yūthikā, has Mādhava gone by here, giving you pleasure with the touch of His hand?”
What the purport teaches
- When tulasī did not answer, the gopīs approached the fragrant jasmine flowers.
- They asked whether Mādhava had passed by, giving the plants pleasure with the touch of His hand.
- Seeing the jasmine vines humbly bowing down, the gopīs assumed they had seen Lord Kṛṣṇa. They understood this bowing as humility arising from ecstasy.
Try this today
Read this verse slowly and reflect for one minute on humility in devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How did the gopīs’ love for Kṛṣṇa shape the way they saw the jasmine vines?
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.