Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.39.11-12
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPreparing Together for the Journey
“Nanda Mahārāja then issued orders to the cowherd men by having the village constable make the following announcement throughout Nanda’s domain of Vraja: “Go collect all the available milk products. Bring valuable gifts and yoke your wagons. Tomorrow we shall go to Mathurā, present our milk products to the King and see a very great festival. The residents of all the outlying districts are also going.””
What the purport teaches
- Nanda Mahārāja had the village constable announce preparations throughout Vraja. The cowherd men were to collect milk products, bring valuable gifts and yoke their wagons.
- Nanda wanted to bring ghee and other milk products as taxes for the King.
- They would go to Mathurā the next day and see a very great festival. Residents of the outlying districts were also going.
Try this today
Prepare one item today that you will need for a responsibility tomorrow.
Ask yourself
What can I learn from the cowherd men's practical preparations?
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.