Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotion Remains the Highest Request
“The chaste wife of the poverty-stricken brāhmaṇa once approached him, her face dried up because of her distress. Trembling with fear, she spoke as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa's faithful wife approached him in distress, her face dried up and her body trembling with fear.
- She was especially unhappy because she could not obtain food to feed her husband.
- She feared approaching him because she knew he did not want to beg for anything other than devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking for devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
Amid my needs, do I still regard devotion to the Supreme Lord as my foremost request?
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.