Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRukmiṇī’s Sorrow Silences Her Voice
“With her tender foot, effulgent with the reddish glow of her nails, she scratched the ground, and tears darkened by her eye makeup sprinkled her kuṅkuma-reddened breasts. There she stood, face downward, her voice choked up by extreme sorrow.”
What the purport teaches
- With her tender foot, shining with the reddish glow of her nails, she scratched the ground.
- Tears darkened by her eye makeup sprinkled her kuṅkuma-reddened breasts.
- She stood with her face downward. Extreme sorrow choked her voice.
Try this today
Pause over each of the verse’s details today, noticing how her sorrow appears through her foot, tears, posture and voice.
Ask yourself
How do these quiet physical details help me appreciate the depth of her sorrow?
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.