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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.21.3

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Hearing Kṛṣṇa Inspires Talk of His Qualities

“When the young ladies in the cowherd village of Vraja heard the song of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, which arouses the influence of Cupid, some of them privately began describing Kṛṣṇa’s qualities to their intimate friends.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.3, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The young ladies of Vraja heard the song of Kṛṣṇa’s flute.
  • The flute song aroused the influence of Cupid within them.
  • Some of them privately began describing Kṛṣṇa’s qualities to their intimate friends.

Try this today

Share one quality of Kṛṣṇa described here with a friend, or write it down.

Ask yourself

Which quality of Kṛṣṇa would you like to remember and share?

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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