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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.43.28

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

Joy in Seeing Kṛṣṇa’s Face

“The gopīs overcame all kinds of distress and experienced great happiness by seeing His face, which is always cheerful with smiling glances and ever free of fatigue.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.43.28, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa’s face is always cheerful, with smiling glances.
  • His face is ever free of fatigue.
  • By seeing His face, the gopīs overcame all kinds of distress and experienced great happiness.

Try this today

Pause for a minute to remember Kṛṣṇa’s smiling glances as described here.

Ask yourself

What attracts you to the description of Kṛṣṇa’s cheerful face?

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.

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