Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.69.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Consults Advisers and Enjoys Water Sports
“Somewhere He was consulting with royal ministers like Uddhava, and somewhere else He was enjoying in the water, surrounded by many society girls and other young women.”
What the purport teaches
- In one place, Lord Kṛṣṇa consulted with royal ministers such as Uddhava.
- Elsewhere, He enjoyed water sports surrounded by society girls and other young women.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Kṛṣṇa met His counselors around dusk and enjoyed water sports in the afternoon.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute recalling the two activities of Kṛṣṇa described here.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention in these descriptions of Kṛṣṇa’s varied activities?
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.