Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.11.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Responds to His Devotees’ Love
“My dear Lord, as the Absolute Truth You are transcendental to material nature, and like the sky You are never entangled in any way. Still, being controlled by Your devotees’ love, You accept many different forms, incarnating according to Your devotees’ desires.”
What the purport teaches
- Like the sky, the Lord is expanded everywhere but never entangled in anything. He is completely transcendental to material nature, not impersonal.
- The Lord appears in His eternal spiritual forms according to His devotees’ loving desires. Unlike conditioned souls, He never accepts or rejects a material body.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, and His pure devotees eternally serve Him with love. The purpose of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is to arouse our love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Reread the translation today, then take a moment to express your desire to serve Kṛṣṇa with love.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa responds to His devotees’ love affect my 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.