Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.82.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLove of God Beyond Outward Peace
“Queen Kuntī met with her brothers and sisters and their children, and also with her parents, her brothers’ wives and Lord Mukunda. While talking with them she forgot her sorrow.”
What the purport teaches
- Queen Kuntī met her relatives and Lord Mukunda. While speaking with them, she forgot her sorrow.
- A pure devotee’s constant anxiety may appear opposite to the impersonalists’ śānti, or peace.
- Yet such anxiety can be an exalted expression of love of God. Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī exemplifies this loving devotion.
Try this today
Reread Kuntī’s meeting with Lord Mukunda, and pause to reflect on the love present even amid her sorrow.
Ask yourself
How does Kuntī’s example broaden your understanding of what love of God can look like?
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.