Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.48.6
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Small Offering Receives the Lord’s Attention
“Calling forward His beloved, who was anxious and shy at the prospect of this new contact, the Lord pulled her by her bangled hands onto the bed. Thus He enjoyed with that beautiful girl, whose only trace of piety was her having offered ointment to the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Trivakrā’s only trace of piety was her offering of ointment to the Lord. Yet He called her forward, took her bangled hands and drew her onto the bed.
- The Lord had recently transformed her from a deformed hunchback into a beautiful girl.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that she was still a virgin. Although she desired Śrī Kṛṣṇa, she was naturally shy and anxious about this new contact.
Try this today
Perform one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today without dismissing it as insignificant.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s response to Trivakrā’s small offering encourage you to serve Him?
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.