Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.8.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotees Delight in Hearing About Kṛṣṇa
“Observing the very attractive childish restlessness of Kṛṣṇa, all the gopīs in the neighborhood, to hear about Kṛṣṇa’s activities again and again, would approach mother Yaśodā and speak to her as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s activities are always very attractive to devotees, including His childish restlessness.
- The neighboring gopīs, who were friends of mother Yaśodā, told her whatever they saw Kṛṣṇa doing.
- Mother Yaśodā stopped her household duties to hear about her son. She enjoyed the accounts brought by her friends.
Try this today
Set aside two minutes without distractions to reread an account of Kṛṣṇa’s activities in this verse’s purport.
Ask yourself
How can you give more attentive time to hearing about Kṛṣṇa?
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.