The Love of Kunti

Chapter 8

Having witnessed yet another exhibition of Krishna’s love, compassion and unrelenting protection, Queen Kunti offered a garland of celebrated prayers. She glorified the wonderful guardianship that Krishna offers His devotees, but simultaneously prayed for further calamities, which help the sincere devotee to remember Him. The exalted Queen expressed how true devotion is born in the hearts of those who are materially exhausted, and prayed that her affectionate family ties would not hinder her spiritual progress. She praised the Lord’s divine appearance, which creates a spiritual resurgence, but lamented the impending separation from Krishna.

That Queen Kunti never lost faith in Krishna, despite so many catastrophic reversals, indicates the incomparable degree of love and devotion that she exuded.