Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.62.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCitralekhā Brings Aniruddha to Ūṣā
“There she found Pradyumna’s son Aniruddha sleeping upon a fine bed. With her yogic power she took Him away to Śoṇitapura, where she presented her girlfriend Ūṣā with her beloved.”
What the purport teaches
- Citralekhā found Pradyumna’s son Aniruddha sleeping on a fine bed. Using yogic power, she took Him to Śoṇitapura and presented Him to Ūṣā.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Citralekhā had been unable to enter Lord Kṛṣṇa’s city. Śrī Nārada Muni then instructed her in the mystic art of entering.
- The purport also reports that some authorities consider Citralekhā herself an expansion of Yoga-māyā.
Try this today
Note the obstacle Citralekhā encountered and the instruction she received to overcome it.
Ask yourself
What does the purport clarify about Citralekhā’s need for mystic power?
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.