Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPersonally Serving the Spiritual Master
“Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Once, in the company of her maidservants, Queen Rukmiṇī was personally serving her husband, the spiritual master of the universe, by fanning Him as He relaxed on her bed.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī personally fans Lord Kṛṣṇa while He rests, even though her maidservants are present.
- She serves Him as both her husband and the spiritual master of the universe.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī compares her to fragrant camphor. Kṛṣṇa’s apparently insensitive words will reveal her lovely, chaste qualities, just as grinding releases camphor’s fragrance.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, pausing to appreciate Rukmiṇī’s personal service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
What does Rukmiṇī’s personal attention teach you about serving Kṛṣṇa?
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.