Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.45.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBring Generous Intentions Into Action
“The magnanimous Vasudeva then remembered the cows he had mentally given away on the occasion of Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s birth. Kaṁsa had stolen those cows, and Vasudeva now recovered them and gave them away in charity also.”
What the purport teaches
- Although imprisoned by Kaṁsa and deprived of his cows, Vasudeva was jubilant at the Lord’s birth. He mentally donated ten thousand cows to the brāhmaṇas.
- After Kaṁsa’s death, Vasudeva recovered his cows from the late King’s herd.
- Remembering his earlier intention, he gave ten thousand cows to worthy brāhmaṇas according to religious principles.
Try this today
Complete one small act of charity that you have been intending to do.
Ask yourself
Is there a generous intention you can now put into action?
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.