Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.38.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPure Love for the Master’s Feet
“Increasingly agitated by ecstasy at seeing the Lord’s footprints, his bodily hairs standing on end because of his pure love, and his eyes filled with tears, Akrūra jumped down from his chariot and began rolling about among those footprints, exclaiming, “Ah, this is the dust from my master’s feet!””
What the purport teaches
- Seeing the Lord’s footprints filled Akrūra with increasing ecstasy.
- Because of his pure love, his bodily hairs stood on end and his eyes filled with tears.
- He jumped down from his chariot and rolled among the footprints, exclaiming that this was the dust from his master’s feet.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer acknowledging Kṛṣṇa as your master and expressing your wish to serve Him.
Ask yourself
What does Akrūra’s phrase “my master’s feet” reveal about his relationship with the Lord?
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.