Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.1.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPradyumna, an Eternal Associate of Kṛṣṇa
“O Uddhava, please tell me, How is Pradyumna, the commander in chief of the Yadus, who was Cupid in a former life? Rukmiṇī bore him as her son from Lord Kṛṣṇa, by the grace of brāhmaṇas whom she pleased.”
What the purport teaches
- Vidura asked about Pradyumna, the commander in chief of the Yadus.
- Rukmiṇī bore Pradyumna as her son from Lord Kṛṣṇa by the grace of brāhmaṇas whom she had pleased.
- Pradyumna was Cupid in a former life. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that Smara, or Kāmadeva, is one of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s eternal associates.
Try this today
Reread the translation today and recall Pradyumna’s relationship with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does this passage help me appreciate about Kṛṣṇa’s associates?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.