Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.11.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSincere Glorification Honors the Lord
“Then the Lord personally entered the city accompanied by elderly relatives and invalid brāhmaṇas with their wives, all offering benedictions and singing the glories of the Lord. Others also praised the glories of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord entered the city with elderly relatives and aged, infirm brāhmaṇas with their wives. They offered blessings and sang His glories.
- The brāhmaṇas praised kings for genuinely glorious deeds, not merely to flatter them. Their dignified praise encouraged further pious actions.
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is worthy of all glories. Those who chanted His glories were themselves glorified by doing so.
Try this today
Speak or sing one sentence praising a glorious quality or deed of Kṛṣṇa described in this verse and purport.
Ask yourself
How can my words of praise be sincere rather than flattering?
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.