Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.69.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFamily Life Guided by the Śāstras
“Somewhere Lord Kṛṣṇa was found enjoying the company of a particular wife by exchanging joking words with her. Somewhere else He was found engaged, along with His wife, in religious ritualistic functions. Somewhere Kṛṣṇa was found engaged in matters of economic development, and somewhere else He was found enjoying family life according to the regulative principles of the śāstras.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa exchanged joking words with a particular wife. The purport places such conversations during the nighttime.
- Elsewhere, He performed religious rituals with His wife or attended to matters of economic development.
- Kṛṣṇa enjoyed family life according to the regulative principles of the śāstras. Religious rituals, economic development and family enjoyment occurred during both day and night.
Try this today
Choose one household decision today and consider whether it agrees with the scriptural guidance you have learned.
Ask yourself
How can scriptural guidance shape your family life as well as your religious 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.