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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Śūrasena Settles in Mathurā

“Formerly, Śūrasena, the chief of the Yadu dynasty, had gone to live in the city of Mathurā. There he enjoyed the places known as Māthura and Śūrasena.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.1.27, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śūrasena was the chief of the Yadu dynasty.
  • He had gone to live in the city of Mathurā.
  • There he enjoyed the places known as Māthura and Śūrasena.

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Write one sentence linking Śūrasena, the Yadu dynasty and Mathurā, using the translation.

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