Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.58
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Loving Pastimes Are Transcendental
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: And so the self-satisfied Supreme Lord of the universe enjoyed with the goddess of fortune, engaging her in lovers’ talks and thus imitating the ways of human society.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord of the universe is self-satisfied. Yet He enjoys loving conversation with the goddess of fortune.
- He acts like a husband in human society, but His pastimes are transcendental rather than ordinary bodily activities.
- The purport explains that His imitation also exposes the perverted nature of worldly activities aimed at bodily sense gratification.
Try this today
Before rereading this verse today, pause to remember that the speaker and enjoyer is the self-satisfied Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
Do I remember the Lord’s self-satisfied, transcendental nature when reading His humanlike pastimes?
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.