Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.59.43
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLoving Devotion Opens Understanding of Kṛṣṇa
“The Lord, performer of the inconceivable, constantly remained in each of His queens’ palaces, which were unequaled and unexcelled by any other residence. There, although fully satisfied within Himself, He enjoyed with His pleasing wives, and like an ordinary husband He carried out His household duties.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord constantly remained in His queens' unsurpassed palaces. Though fully satisfied within Himself, He enjoyed with His wives and carried out household duties like an ordinary husband.
- The term atarka-kṛt means that the Lord performs what is beyond mundane logic. Those who surrender to Him can nevertheless appreciate and understand His activities to a significant extent.
- This is the secret of bhakti, loving devotion to the Supreme Lord. The purport also explains that His principal queens are full expansions of His supremely complete pleasure potencies, the gopīs.
Try this today
Before studying today, offer a brief prayer to approach Kṛṣṇa with surrender and loving devotion.
Ask yourself
How might approaching Kṛṣṇa with loving devotion change the way you study His activities?
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.