Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.8.40
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesYaśodā Considers Her Son’s Mystic Power
“[Mother Yaśodā began to argue within herself:] Is this a dream, or is it an illusory creation by the external energy? Has this been manifested by my own intelligence, or is it some mystic power of my child?”
What the purport teaches
- Mother Yaśodā wondered whether the vision was a dream. She rejected this possibility because her eyes were open and she was actually seeing it.
- She considered illusion and bewilderment but found neither explanation convincing. She saw no reason for the demigods to bewilder her and knew she was healthy and able to think.
- She finally concluded that the vision must be due to her son’s mystic power, as predicted by Garga Muni. It was her son’s activity, and nothing else.
Try this today
Write one sentence summarizing mother Yaśodā’s final conclusion about the vision.
Ask yourself
What helps you follow mother Yaśodā’s movement from uncertainty to her conclusion?
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.