Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesMathurā Is Kṛṣṇa’s Eternal Transcendental Abode
“Since that time, the city of Mathurā had been the capital of all the kings of the Yadu dynasty. The city and district of Mathurā are very intimately connected with Kṛṣṇa, for Lord Kṛṣṇa lives there eternally.”
What the purport teaches
- Mathurā became the capital of the kings of the Yadu dynasty. It is not an ordinary material city, because Kṛṣṇa lives there eternally.
- Mathurā-Vṛndāvana and Navadvīpa-dhāma are transcendental places intimately connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord makes it possible for conditioned souls to come directly in contact with Him there.
- Leaving these places for the Lord’s service does not disconnect a devotee from Him. Those who execute devotional service in these places return home, back to Godhead, after giving up the body.
Try this today
Reread the translation and spend a minute remembering Mathurā as Kṛṣṇa’s eternal abode, not an ordinary city.
Ask yourself
How does the transcendental nature of Mathurā change the way you think about the Lord’s abode?
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.