Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.53.45
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLet Prayer Express Your Devotional Desire
“The older wives of brāhmaṇas, expert in the knowledge of rituals, led young Rukmiṇī in offering respects to Bhavānī, who appeared with her consort, Lord Bhava.”
What the purport teaches
- The older wives of brāhmaṇas, expert in rituals, guided young Rukmiṇī in offering respects to Bhavānī.
- Bhavānī was the presiding deity, with Lord Bhava in an accompanying role. The purport explains that the ritual was therefore properly performed by women.
- The learned women knew Rukmiṇī’s desire to marry Kṛṣṇa and prompted her to pray for what she truly wanted. Like Bhavānī, she could thus be united with her eternal male companion.
Try this today
Offer one simple, sincere prayer expressing your desire to serve Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Does my prayer honestly express my desire for a relationship of service to Kṛṣṇa?
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.