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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.34.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Worship with Devoted Attention

“O King, after arriving there, they bathed in the Sarasvatī and then devotedly worshiped with various paraphernalia the powerful Lord Paśupati and his consort, goddess Ambikā.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.2, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After arriving, the cowherd men bathed in the Sarasvatī.
  • They worshiped the powerful Lord Paśupati and his consort, goddess Ambikā.
  • They offered various paraphernalia devotedly; their worship included both offerings and devotion.

Try this today

During worship today, pause before one offering and make it with attentive devotion.

Ask yourself

Am I giving devoted attention to worship, rather than only completing its outward actions?

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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