Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.8.46
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesYaśodā’s Incomparable Good Fortune
“Having heard of the great fortune of mother Yaśodā, Parīkṣit Mahārāja inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O learned brāhmaṇa, mother Yaśodā’s breast milk was sucked by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. What past auspicious activities did she and Nanda Mahārāja perform to achieve such perfection in ecstatic love?”
What the purport teaches
- Without sukṛti, or pious activities, no one can come to the shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodā surpassed the four kinds of pious people who approach the Lord. Parīkṣit Mahārāja therefore asked what past activities had brought them such perfection.
- Yaśodā’s fortune was incomparable because she was always in association with Kṛṣṇa. Even when He was grown up, He would sit on her lap.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on Yaśodā’s constant association with Kṛṣṇa as described in this purport.
Ask yourself
What does Yaśodā’s good fortune teach you about the value of association with 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.