Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.26.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHearing and Remembering Remove Doubt
“Nanda Mahārāja replied: O cowherd men, just hear my words and let all your doubts concerning my son be gone. Some time ago Garga Muni spoke to me as follows about this boy.”
What the purport teaches
- Nanda Mahārāja asked the cowherd men to hear his words and let their doubts about his son be gone.
- The words he had heard from Gargācārya awakened him to the truth about Kṛṣṇa. By constantly remembering Kṛṣṇa’s activities, he no longer thought them impossible.
- Nanda now instructed the cowherd men with those same words. He shared what he had heard rather than offering an explanation of his own.
Try this today
Reread this translation, then spend one minute remembering a Kṛṣṇa activity you have just studied.
Ask yourself
How might attentive hearing and remembrance help you with your questions about Kṛṣṇa?
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.