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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.19.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

The Cows Joyfully Answer the Lord

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead called out to the animals in a voice that resounded like a rumbling cloud. Hearing the sound of their own names, the cows were overjoyed and called out to the Lord in reply.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.19.6, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, called out to the animals.
  • His voice resounded like a rumbling cloud.
  • Hearing their own names, the cows became overjoyed and called out to the Lord in reply.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud once, then spend a quiet moment remembering the cows’ joyful reply.

Ask yourself

What touches me about the cows’ joyful response to the Lord?

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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