Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.55.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Mother’s Love in Separation
“Your poor mother, having lost her son, cries for You like a kurarī bird. She is overwhelmed with love for her child, just like a cow that has lost its calf.”
What the purport teaches
- His mother cries for Him because she has lost her son.
- Her crying is compared to that of a kurarī bird.
- Overwhelmed with love for her child, she suffers like a cow that has lost its calf.
Try this today
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the mother’s love expressed through both comparisons.
Ask yourself
How do these comparisons help you appreciate the mother’s grief and love?
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.