Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.44.13
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLove Praises Kṛṣṇa’s Life in Vraja
“How pious are the tracts of land in Vraja, for there the primeval Personality of Godhead, disguising Himself with human traits, wanders about, enacting His many pastimes! Adorned with wonderfully variegated forest garlands, He whose feet are worshiped by Lord Śiva and goddess Ramā vibrates His flute as He tends the cows in the company of Balarāma.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the primeval Personality of Godhead, disguising Himself with human traits. His feet are worshiped by Lord Śiva and goddess Ramā.
- In Vraja He wears varied forest garlands, plays His flute and tends the cows with Balarāma. The ladies contrast His enjoyment with His friends there with the wrestlers’ bullying in Mathurā.
- The ladies condemn Mathurā because they feel pain at what they consider an unfair match. Mathurā is also the Lord’s eternal abode, but their love takes a critical mood.
Try this today
Spend one minute remembering Kṛṣṇa tending the cows with Balarāma, while honoring Him as the Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
What does the ladies’ concern reveal about their love for Kṛṣṇa?
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.