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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.19.3

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Remorse Leads to Searching

“Not seeing the cows before them, Kṛṣṇa, Rāma and Their cowherd friends suddenly felt repentant for having neglected them. The boys searched all around, but could not discover where they had gone.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.19.3, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa, Rāma and Their cowherd friends noticed that the cows were missing.
  • They suddenly felt repentant for having neglected the cows.
  • The boys searched all around but could not discover where the cows had gone.

Try this today

Choose one neglected responsibility and take a small step toward attending to it today.

Ask yourself

When I recognize neglect, do I take steps to put things right?

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.

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