Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.39.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemembering Kṛṣṇa's Evening Return
“How can we exist without Ananta’s friend Kṛṣṇa, who in the evening would return to Vraja in the company of the cowherd boys, His hair and garland powdered with the dust raised by the cows’ hooves? As He played His flute, He would captivate our minds with His smiling sidelong glances.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs remember Ananta's friend Kṛṣṇa returning to Vraja in the evening with the cowherd boys.
- Dust raised by the cows' hooves powdered His hair and garland.
- Playing His flute, He captivated their minds with smiling sidelong glances. They wonder how they can exist without Him.
Try this today
This evening, reread the verse and remember one detail of Kṛṣṇa's return to Vraja.
Ask yourself
Which detail of Kṛṣṇa's evening return most draws your attention 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.