Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.14
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSeparation Felt Even in Kṛṣṇa’s Presence
“The queens would become stunned in ecstatic trance, their minds absorbed in Kṛṣṇa alone. Then, thinking of their lotus-eyed Lord, they would speak as if insane. Please hear these words from me as I relate them.”
What the purport teaches
- The queens became stunned in ecstatic trance, with their minds absorbed in Kṛṣṇa alone.
- Their apparent insanity was actually a manifestation of pure love of Godhead called prema-vaicitrya, the sixth progressive stage of that love.
- In prema-vaicitrya, extreme love brings distress over separation even in the beloved’s direct presence. This explains the queens’ extraordinary words.
Try this today
Read the definition of prema-vaicitrya slowly, remembering that these words express pure love of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How does the purport change your understanding of the queens’ apparent insanity?
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.