Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.63
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Gopīs’ Chanting Purifies Three Worlds
“I repeatedly offer my respects to the dust from the feet of the women of Nanda Mahārāja’s cowherd village. When these gopīs loudly chant the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the vibration purifies the three worlds.”
What the purport teaches
- Having established the gopīs’ glories, Uddhava now directly offers his obeisances to them.
- He repeatedly honors the dust from the feet of the women of Nanda Mahārāja’s cowherd village. The purport notes that he did not offer such respect even to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s queens in Dvārakā.
- When the gopīs loudly chant Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s glories, that vibration purifies the three worlds.
Try this today
Speak or sing aloud one sentence glorifying Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does this verse deepen my respect for those who chant Kṛṣṇa’s glories?
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.