Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.31.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTheir Life Rests Only in Kṛṣṇa
“O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our life rests only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs describe Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as exceedingly soft. They place them gently on their breasts, fearing that His feet might be hurt.
- As He roams the forest path, they worry that pebbles may wound His tender feet.
- Their life rests only in Kṛṣṇa. Their minds are therefore filled with anxiety for His well-being.
Try this today
Read the words “Our life rests only in You” slowly, and reflect for one minute on the gopīs’ devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does the gopīs’ gentleness reveal about the care within their love?
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.