Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.46
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPray for Steady Love
“O lotus-eyed one, though You are satisfied within Yourself and thus rarely turn Your attention toward me, please bless me with steady love for Your feet. It is when You assume a predominance of passion in order to manifest the universe that You glance upon me, showing me what is indeed Your greatest mercy.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī humbly asks for steady love for Kṛṣṇa’s feet, even while describing Him as satisfied within Himself and rarely looking toward her.
- Rukmiṇī is His internal potency. Their loving affairs are expressions of His pure spiritual happiness, not a contradiction of His self-satisfaction.
- She also humbly identifies herself with His external energy, her expansion, which receives His glance for creation. The purport encourages understanding Kṛṣṇa’s philosophy from bona fide ācāryas and relishing His loving affairs.
Try this today
Offer this simple prayer today: “O lotus-eyed Lord, please bless me with steady love for Your feet.”
Ask yourself
Can I pray for steady love without demanding that Kṛṣṇa give me attention in a particular way?
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.