Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.50.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Queens Return Home in Distress
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Kaṁsa was killed, O heroic descendant of Bharata, his two queens, Asti and Prāpti, went to their father’s house in great distress.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes what happened after Kaṁsa was killed.
- Kaṁsa’s two queens, Asti and Prāpti, were deeply distressed by their husband’s death.
- In their grief, the queens went to their father’s house.
Try this today
Today, gently ask a grieving or distressed person how they are doing.
Ask yourself
When you are distressed, whom do you turn to for support?
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.