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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.41.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Remember the Lord With His Companions

“Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to see Mathurā, so toward evening He took Lord Balarāma and the cowherd boys with Him and entered the city.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.41.19, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa desires to see Mathurā.
  • Toward evening, He enters the city with Lord Balarāma.
  • The cowherd boys accompany Him. The verse presents the Lord entering Mathurā together with His companions.

Try this today

Spend one minute recalling Kṛṣṇa entering Mathurā with Balarāma and the cowherd boys.

Ask yourself

What helps me attend carefully to this simple description of the Lord’s activities?

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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