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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.46.3

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

Serving Through Kṛṣṇa’s Message

“[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Dear gentle Uddhava, go to Vraja and give pleasure to Our parents. And also relieve the gopīs, suffering in separation from Me, by giving them My message.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.46.3, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa gently asked Uddhava to go to Vraja.
  • He wanted Uddhava to give pleasure to His parents, whom He called “Our parents.”
  • The gopīs were suffering in separation from Kṛṣṇa. He sent His message through Uddhava to relieve their distress.

Try this today

Read this verse aloud, paying attention to Kṛṣṇa’s concern for His parents and the gopīs.

Ask yourself

How can I share Kṛṣṇa’s words with gentleness and care?

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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