Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.8.52
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Increase His Devotees’ Pleasure
“Thus the Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa, along with Balarāma, lived in Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana, just to substantiate the benediction of Brahmā. By exhibiting different pastimes in His childhood, He increased the transcendental pleasure of Nanda and the other inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality, lived with Balarāma in Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana.
- His residence there substantiated the benediction of Brahmā.
- Through His different childhood pastimes, Kṛṣṇa increased the transcendental pleasure of Nanda and the other inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Read the translation once more and spend a quiet minute reflecting on the pleasure Kṛṣṇa gave the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
What does this verse reveal about the pleasure Kṛṣṇa brings to His devotees?
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.