Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.54
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesYoga-māyā Arranges the Lord’s Pastimes
“Lovingly she let her sons drink from her breast, which became wet with milk just by their touch. She was entranced by the same illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu that initiates the creation of the universe.”
What the purport teaches
- Devakī lovingly nursed her sons, and their touch caused her milk to flow.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that creation here can also mean the creative process by which Lord Viṣṇu’s Yoga-māyā arranges His pastimes.
- Mother Devakī is not affected by the material aspect of Māyā. Her experience belongs to the settings and situations arranged by the Lord’s Yoga-māyā.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing Yoga-māyā’s arrangement of the Lord’s pastimes from material bewilderment.
Ask yourself
How does the purport clarify your understanding of Devakī’s being entranced?
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.