Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.39.24
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Fear That Mukunda Will Not Return
“O gopīs, although our Mukunda is intelligent and very obedient to His parents, once He has fallen under the spell of the honey-sweet words of the women of Mathurā and been enchanted by their alluring, shy smiles, how will He ever return to us unsophisticated village girls?”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs acknowledge that Mukunda is intelligent and very obedient to His parents.
- They fear that the honey-sweet words and shy smiles of the women of Mathurā will enchant Him.
- Calling themselves unsophisticated village girls, they wonder how He will ever return to them.
Try this today
Pause today to express in a short prayer your desire to remain close to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How do the gopīs' words express their longing for Mukunda's return?
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.