Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.27-28
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Devotees’ Goal Tenderly Consoles His Wife
“Wiping her tear-filled eyes and her breasts, which were stained by tears of grief, the Supreme Lord, the goal of His devotees, embraced His chaste wife, who desired nothing but Him, O King. Expert in the art of pacification, Śrī Kṛṣṇa tenderly consoled pitiable Rukmiṇī, whose mind was bewildered by His clever joking and who did not deserve to suffer so.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord wiped away Rukmiṇī’s tears and embraced His chaste wife.
- Rukmiṇī desired nothing but Him. The Lord is the goal of His devotees.
- Expert in the art of pacification, Śrī Kṛṣṇa tenderly consoled her. She had been bewildered by His joking and did not deserve to suffer so.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to make service to Kṛṣṇa your goal.
Ask yourself
How does Rukmiṇī’s desire for nothing but Kṛṣṇa help me reflect on my own devotional goal?
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.