Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.31.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Mercy of Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet
“Your lotus feet destroy the past sins of all embodied souls who surrender to them. Those feet follow after the cows in the pastures and are the eternal abode of the goddess of fortune. Since You once put those feet on the hoods of the great serpent Kāliya, please place them upon our breasts and tear away the lust in our hearts.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet destroy the past sins of embodied souls who surrender to them.
- His mercy is shown even in going out to herd the cows, His feet following them through the grass. Those feet are also the abode of the goddess of fortune and have rested on Kāliya’s hoods.
- The gopīs draw on these examples of mercy to ask Him to place His feet upon their breasts. They pray that He tear away the lust in their hearts and satisfy their desire.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, asking Him to remove lust from your heart.
Ask yourself
How do these examples of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy encourage me to surrender to 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.