Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.7.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTranscendental Lamentation Deepens Devotional Bliss
“While the gopīs who had gathered were crying for Kṛṣṇa, the demon fell from the sky onto a big slab of stone, his limbs dislocated, as if he had been pierced by the arrow of Lord Śiva like Tripurāsura.”
What the purport teaches
- While the gathered gopīs cried for Kṛṣṇa, the demon fell from the sky onto a large slab of stone.
- The purport explains that devotees absorbed in lamentation experience the Lord’s transcendental activities and enter transcendental bliss.
- Such devotees are actually always in transcendental bliss. The apparent calamities in these pastimes give further impetus to that bliss.
Try this today
Read the purport once more, reflecting on how it distinguishes transcendental lamentation from ordinary grief.
Ask yourself
How does the purport deepen my understanding of the gopīs’ tears?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.