Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.55.32
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRukmiṇī Considers Her Son’s Possible Survival
“If my lost son, who was kidnapped from the maternity room, were still alive somewhere, He would be of the same age and appearance as this young man.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī remembered that her lost son had been kidnapped from the maternity room.
- She considered the possibility that He was still alive somewhere.
- If He were alive, His age and appearance would match those of the young man before her.
Try this today
Note the two things Rukmiṇī compares—age and appearance—and reread her words without turning her uncertainty into certainty.
Ask yourself
How does Rukmiṇī’s comparison express both uncertainty and the possibility of reunion?
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.