Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.41.38
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Assistants Flee; Kṛṣṇa Takes the Clothes
“The washerman’s assistants all dropped their bundles of clothes and fled down the road, scattering in all directions. Lord Kṛṣṇa then took the clothes.”
What the purport teaches
- All the washerman’s assistants dropped their bundles of clothes.
- They fled down the road, scattering in every direction.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa then took the clothes they had left behind.
Try this today
Read the verse once more and recall its three actions: dropping the bundles, fleeing and Kṛṣṇa taking the clothes.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about the assistants’ hurried flight and Kṛṣṇa’s action?
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.