Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.16
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLonging to Serve Acyuta
“Poor cakravākī, even after closing your eyes, you continue to cry pitifully through the night for your unseen mate. Or is it that, like us, you have become the servant of Acyuta and hanker to wear in your braided hair the garland He has blessed with the touch of His feet?”
What the purport teaches
- The queens addressed the cakravākī, who cried through the night for her unseen mate even with her eyes closed.
- They wondered whether she, like them, had become a servant of Acyuta.
- They asked whether she longed to wear in her braided hair a garland blessed by the touch of His feet.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to serve Acyuta.
Ask yourself
What does the queens’ wish for a garland touched by Acyuta’s feet reveal about their desire to serve Him?
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.