Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.65.31
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLakṣmī Offers Adornments to the Lord
“The Lord played in the water to His full satisfaction, and when He came out Goddess Kānti presented Him with blue garments, precious ornaments and a brilliant necklace.”
What the purport teaches
- After the Lord played in the water to His full satisfaction, Goddess Kānti presented Him with blue garments, precious ornaments and a brilliant necklace.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī identifies Kānti as Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. His citations describe her offerings of unfading lotuses, ocean-blue garments and divine ear ornaments.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that this Goddess Lakṣmī is the consort of the Lord’s plenary expansion Saṅkarṣaṇa, who belongs to the second vyūha.
Try this today
Make one small offering to the Lord today, taking care that it is clean and thoughtfully prepared.
Ask yourself
How can Lakṣmī’s careful offerings inspire greater care in my own service?
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.