Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.83.43
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLonging for the Dust of Kṛṣṇa’s Feet
“We desire the same contact with the Supreme Lord’s feet that the young women of Vraja, the cowherd boys and even the aborigine Pulinda women desire — the touch of the dust He leaves on the plants and grass as He tends His cows.”
What the purport teaches
- The queens desire the same contact with the Supreme Lord’s feet sought by the young women of Vraja, the cowherd boys and the Pulinda women.
- As Kṛṣṇa tends His cows, the dust of His feet touches the plants and grass. The queens long for contact with that dust.
- After hearing Uddhava describe Śrī Rādhā’s superexcellent qualities, the sixteen thousand lesser queens became attracted to the dust of Kṛṣṇa’s feet in Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, remembering Kṛṣṇa tending His cows and leaving the dust of His feet on the grass.
Ask yourself
How does hearing about the queens’ longing deepen your own desire for devotion?
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.