Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.11.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFacing Disturbances Together
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Then one time, having seen the great disturbances in Bṛhadvana, all the elderly persons among the cowherd men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja, assembled and began to consider what to do to stop the continuous disturbing situations in Vraja.”
What the purport teaches
- The elderly cowherd men had seen great disturbances in Bṛhadvana.
- Headed by Nanda Mahārāja, they assembled to consider what should be done.
- Their concern was to stop the continuous disturbing situations in Vraja.
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