Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.57.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSatyabhāmā’s Grief Within the Lord’s Pastime
“When Satyabhāmā saw her dead father, she was plunged into grief. Lamenting “My father, my father! Oh, I am killed!” she fell unconscious.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing her dead father, Satyabhāmā was plunged into grief and cried out to him.
- Her anguish was so intense that she fell unconscious.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that her feelings and words were prompted by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastime potency, līlā-śakti. They prepared for the Lord’s violent reaction against Śatadhanvā.
Try this today
Read Satyabhāmā’s lament slowly, then reread the explanation of the Lord’s pastime potency.
Ask yourself
How does the purport deepen my understanding of Satyabhāmā’s grief?
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.