Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEagerness to Hear About Kṛṣṇa
“Why did Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, leave the house of His father, Vasudeva, and transfer Himself to the house of Nanda in Vṛndāvana? Where did the Lord, the master of the Yadu dynasty, live with His relatives in Vṛndāvana?”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, transferred Himself from Vasudeva’s house in Mathurā to Gokula, across the Yamunā.
- After some days, He moved with His father, mother and other relatives to Nanda-grāma, Vṛndāvana.
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit eagerly requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to describe Kṛṣṇa’s activities in full detail. His desire was to hear more about Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write down one question about Kṛṣṇa’s activities that you would like to explore.
Ask yourself
What would you like to understand more deeply about Kṛṣṇa’s activities?
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.