Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.38
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesContinuing Service Amid Distress
“Constantly besieged by the powerful wind and rain, we lost our way amidst the flooding waters. We simply held each other’s hands and, in great distress, wandered aimlessly about the forest.”
What the purport teaches
- Powerful wind and rain repeatedly struck Kṛṣṇa and Sudāmā, and they lost their way in the flooding.
- They held each other’s hands and wandered about the forest in great distress.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the verb can also indicate carrying. In this reading, the boys continued carrying the firewood gathered for their spiritual master.
Try this today
Complete one small act of service today even if a minor inconvenience arises.
Ask yourself
What can you learn from their continuing to carry the firewood despite difficulty?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.