Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.14
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesJealous Anger in Separation
“O bee, why do you sing here so much about the Lord of the Yadus, in front of us homeless people? These topics are old news to us. Better you sing about that friend of Arjuna in front of His new girlfriends, the burning desire in whose breasts He has now relieved. Those ladies will surely give you the charity you are begging.”
What the purport teaches
- Rādhārāṇī laments that She and the other gopīs gave up their homes to love Kṛṣṇa. Yet He left them and became a prince in the royal city of the Yadus.
- The purport explains two meanings beneath Her words: vijaya also indicates Kṛṣṇa’s constant victory, and purāṇam also points to His glorification in ancient Vedic scriptures.
- Her apparent disdain contains the seed of jealous anger. This sarcastic speech, openly expressing jealousy while hinting at angry pride, is called vijalpa.
Try this today
Read the translation again and identify one phrase that expresses the gopīs’ sacrifice for Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What longing lies beneath Rādhārāṇī’s request that the bee sing elsewhere?
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.