Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.39.38
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Transcendental Feelings of Separation
“My dear King, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, traveling as swiftly as the wind in that chariot with Lord Balarāma and Akrūra, arrived at the river Kālindī, which destroys all sins.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa traveled with Lord Balarāma and Akrūra in a chariot as swift as the wind.
- They reached the river Kālindī, which destroys all sins.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that Kṛṣṇa secretly lamented His separation from the gopīs. These transcendental feelings belong to His supreme pleasure potency.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that His feelings of separation are transcendental.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa also felt separation deepen your understanding of His relationship with the gopīs?
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.