Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.6.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLoving Care Includes Practical Attention
“Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: All the gopīs, headed by mother Yaśodā, were bound by maternal affection. After they thus chanted mantras to protect the child, mother Yaśodā gave the child the nipple of her breast to suck and then got Him to lie down on His bed.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs, headed by mother Yaśodā, were bound by maternal affection and chanted mantras to protect Kṛṣṇa.
- They were not satisfied with chanting alone; they also checked whether the child was healthy. His drinking milk from His mother’s breast was a good sign.
- When Kṛṣṇa sucked the breast, the gopīs were satisfied that He was healthy. Mother Yaśodā then laid Him on His bed.
Try this today
Attend to one small practical need of someone in your care today, alongside your prayer for them.
Ask yourself
How does the gopīs’ care show affection through both prayer and practical attention?
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.