Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLonging to Hold the Lord’s Feet
“O magnanimous mountain, you neither move nor speak. You must be pondering some matter of great importance. Or do you, like us, desire to hold on your breasts the feet of Vasudeva’s darling son?”
What the purport teaches
- The queens address the mountain as magnanimous and notice that it neither moves nor speaks.
- They wonder whether its stillness means it is pondering something of great importance.
- They imagine that, like them, it desires to hold the feet of Vasudeva’s darling son. The purport explains that the mountain’s “breasts” are its peaks.
Try this today
Sit quietly for one minute and reflect on the queens’ desire to hold the Lord’s feet.
Ask yourself
What does the queens’ question suggest about what they consider truly important?
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.