Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.44
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHearing Kṛṣṇa’s Glories Changes What We Value
“O infallible Kṛṣṇa, let each of the kings You named become the husband of a woman whose ears have never heard Your glories, which are sung in the assemblies of Śiva and Brahmā. After all, in the households of such women these kings live like asses, oxen, dogs, cats and slaves.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī responds sharply to Kṛṣṇa’s praise of powerful, wealthy princes. Their outward greatness does not make them desirable to someone who understands His glories.
- Her animal comparisons expose material burdens, distress in work, disrespect, selfishness and servitude in family affairs.
- Kṛṣṇa’s glories are sung in the assemblies of Śiva and Brahmā. Those who have not heard or understood them may mistake worldly status for true greatness.
Try this today
Read this verse aloud, giving special attention to the glories of Kṛṣṇa rather than the qualities of worldly kings.
Ask yourself
How does hearing Kṛṣṇa’s glories change my attraction to wealth and status?
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.