Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.35.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemembering Kṛṣṇa While Doing Our Duties
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Whenever Kṛṣṇa went to the forest, the minds of the gopīs would run after Him, and thus the young girls sadly spent their days singing of His pastimes.”
What the purport teaches
- Although the gopīs enjoyed Kṛṣṇa’s direct association at night in the rāsa dance, during the day He tended His cows in the forest.
- Their minds would run after Him, but they had to remain in the village and perform their own duties.
- Feeling the pain of separation, they spent their days singing about Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental pastimes.
Try this today
During a pause in your duties today, sing a few words about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
Ask yourself
How can you remember Kṛṣṇa while attending to your daily duties?
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.