Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.6.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLoving Care and Cow Protection
“Thereafter, mother Yaśodā and Rohiṇī, along with the other elderly gopīs, waved about the switch of a cow to give full protection to the child Śrī Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Mother Yaśodā and Rohiṇī took the leading role in caring for Kṛṣṇa after the danger. The other elderly gopīs were almost equally concerned and followed them.
- They knew how to wave a cow’s switch to protect the child. The purport presents this as one of the many facilities afforded by cow protection.
- Kṛṣṇa stresses the importance of protecting cows. The purport describes villagers living peacefully with grains, milk, milk products and dried cow dung used as fuel.
Try this today
List three benefits of cow protection mentioned in the purport.
Ask yourself
How does this verse help you appreciate both loving care for children and protection of cows?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.