Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.33.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Rāsa Dance Is Pure Spiritual Bliss
“Kettledrums then resounded in the sky while flowers rained down and the chief Gandharvas and their wives sang Lord Kṛṣṇa’s spotless glories.”
What the purport teaches
- Kettledrums sounded and flowers rained down as the chief Gandharvas and their wives sang Kṛṣṇa’s spotless glories.
- Kṛṣṇa’s glory in the rāsa dance is pure spiritual bliss, completely different from its perverted reflection in worldly romance.
- The demigods, responsible for maintaining propriety in the universe, ecstatically accepted the rāsa dance as the ultimate religious affair.
Try this today
Before reading further, recall the purport’s description: “pure spiritual bliss.”
Ask yourself
Why is it important not to view the rāsa dance as ordinary worldly romance?
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.