Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.2.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Is the Central Beauty
“In the third season of the year, the Lord enjoyed as the central beauty of the assembly of women by attracting them with His pleasing songs in an autumn night brightened by moonshine.”
What the purport teaches
- On a moonlit autumn night, the Lord attracted the women with His pleasing songs.
- Kṛṣṇa enjoyed as the central beauty of their assembly. Before leaving Vṛndāvana, He pleased His young girlfriends, the transcendental gopīs, through His rāsa-līlā pastimes.
- Uddhava ended his description of the Lord’s activities here, with this account of Kṛṣṇa pleasing the gopīs.
Try this today
Read the translation once slowly, keeping your attention on the Lord’s pleasing songs and central beauty.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention to Kṛṣṇa as the central beauty in this description?
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.