Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.53
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Is the Soul of Their Lives
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s messages having relieved their fever of separation, the gopīs then worshiped Uddhava, recognizing him as nondifferent from their Lord, Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa’s messages relieve the gopīs’ fever of separation.
- The gopīs worship Uddhava, recognizing him as nondifferent from their Lord, Kṛṣṇa.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that they also recognize Kṛṣṇa as the very soul of their lives and thus spiritually one with them.
Try this today
Reread this translation slowly, pausing to appreciate the comfort brought by Kṛṣṇa’s messages.
Ask yourself
What would it mean to regard Kṛṣṇa as the very soul of your life?
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.