Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.8-9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesJoyful Praise Accompanies Kṛṣṇa’s Play
“As Gandharvas joyfully sang His praises to the accompaniment of mṛdaṅga, paṇava and ānaka drums, and as professional reciters known as Sūtas, Māgadhas and Vandīs played vīṇās and recited poems praising Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa would play with His wives in the water. Laughing, the queens would squirt water on Him with syringes, and He would squirt them back. Thus Kṛṣṇa would sport with His queens in the same way that the lord of the Yakṣas sports with the Yakṣī nymphs.”
What the purport teaches
- Gandharvas joyfully sang Kṛṣṇa’s praises to the accompaniment of drums.
- Sūtas, Māgadhas and Vandīs played vīṇās and recited poems praising Him.
- Kṛṣṇa and His queens laughed and sprayed one another with water. Their play is compared to that of the lord of the Yakṣas with the Yakṣī nymphs.
Try this today
Read aloud one phrase from the translation that praises Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the joyful praise surrounding Kṛṣṇa?
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.