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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.42.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Kṛṣṇa Approaches the Sacrificial Bow

“Lord Kṛṣṇa then asked the local people where the arena was in which the bow sacrifice would take place. When He went there He saw the amazing bow, which resembled Lord Indra’s.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.42.15, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa asked the local people where the bow sacrifice would take place.
  • He then entered the arena they had described.
  • There He saw an amazing bow that resembled Lord Indra’s.

Try this today

Recall the three actions in order: Kṛṣṇa asked, entered and saw the bow.

Ask yourself

What do you notice as you follow Kṛṣṇa’s actions step by step?

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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