Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.61.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEver-Increasing Love for the Lord
“Thus these women obtained as their husband the master of the goddess of fortune, although even great demigods like Brahmā do not know how to approach Him. With ever-increasing pleasure, they felt loving attraction for Him, exchanged smiling glances with Him, eagerly anticipated associating with Him in ever-fresh intimacy and enjoyed in many other ways.”
What the purport teaches
- The queens obtained as their husband the master of the goddess of fortune, whom even Brahmā and other great demigods do not know how to approach.
- Their pleasure and loving attraction increased continually as they exchanged smiling glances with Him.
- They eagerly anticipated ever-fresh intimate association with Kṛṣṇa. The purport describes their intense conjugal attraction for Him.
Try this today
Read the verse once more, giving special attention to the queens’ ever-increasing loving attraction.
Ask yourself
Which words in this verse most clearly express the queens’ eagerness to associate with Kṛṣṇa?
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.