Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.53
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevakī Welcomes Her Lost Children
“When she saw her lost children, Goddess Devakī felt such affection for them that milk flowed from her breasts. She embraced them and took them onto her lap, smelling their heads again and again.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing her lost children, Goddess Devakī felt deep affection for them.
- Her affection was so strong that milk flowed from her breasts.
- She embraced her children, placed them on her lap and smelled their heads again and again.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly once, paying attention to each expression of Devakī’s love.
Ask yourself
Which detail helps you appreciate the depth of Devakī’s affection?
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.