Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.41
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesConcern for Kṛṣṇa Amid City Adoration
“Śrī Kṛṣṇa is expert in all kinds of conjugal affairs and is the darling of the city women. How can He not become entangled, now that He’s constantly adored by their enchanting words and gestures?”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker describes Śrī Kṛṣṇa as expert in all kinds of conjugal affairs and the darling of the city women.
- She wonders how He could avoid becoming entangled when they constantly adore Him with enchanting words and gestures.
- According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, each of these verses is spoken by a different gopī.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, noticing that it expresses a gopī’s question rather than a statement that Kṛṣṇa is entangled.
Ask yourself
What concern for Kṛṣṇa do you hear in this gopī’s question?
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.