Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.46.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPure Devotional Anguish Is Loving Ecstasy
“Uddhava then joyfully addressed Nanda Mahārāja, having clearly seen the supreme loving attraction he and Yaśodā felt for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead .”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava clearly saw Nanda and Yaśodā’s supreme loving attraction for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- He addressed Nanda Mahārāja with joy, not because he saw ordinary suffering, but because he understood their spiritual love.
- All emotions on the spiritual platform are transcendental bliss. The apparent anguish of pure devotees is another form of loving ecstasy.
Try this today
Pause over the phrase “loving ecstasy” and reread the translation with that understanding.
Ask yourself
How does Uddhava’s understanding change the way you read Nanda and Yaśodā’s anguish?
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.