Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.59
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesInquire About Lord Hari’s Activities
“Since you inquired from me, I have fully described to you those activities of Lord Hari that were performed in His fifth year but not celebrated until His sixth.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker has fully described Lord Hari’s activities in response to an inquiry. The verse closes that account by acknowledging the listener’s question.
- These activities were performed in Lord Hari’s fifth year. They were not celebrated until His sixth year.
- The verse distinguishes when the Lord’s activities happened from when they were celebrated. Keeping this distinction clear helps us follow the account.
Try this today
Write down one question you have about Lord Hari’s activities in this account.
Ask yourself
What would I like to understand more clearly about the activities of Lord Hari described here?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.