Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.62.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSeparation Deepens Ūṣā’s Longing
“It is that lover I search for. After making me drink the honey of His lips, He has gone elsewhere, and thus He has thrown me, hankering fervently for Him, into the ocean of distress.”
What the purport teaches
- Ūṣā explained that she was searching for the lover she had described.
- She said that He had made her drink the honey of His lips and then gone elsewhere.
- Hankering fervently for Him, she felt thrown into an ocean of distress.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining how Ūṣā’s remembered happiness has become distress in separation.
Ask yourself
What does the phrase “ocean of distress” reveal about the strength of Ūṣā’s longing?
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.