Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.46.47
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAn Unexpected Chariot Draws Attention
“When the godly sun had risen, the people of Vraja noticed the golden chariot in front of Nanda Mahārāja’s doorway. “Who does this belong to?” they asked.”
What the purport teaches
- When the godly sun had risen, the people of Vraja noticed a golden chariot.
- The chariot stood in front of Nanda Mahārāja’s doorway.
- The residents asked whom it belonged to; they did not yet know whose arrival it announced.
Try this today
Reread the verse slowly and picture the morning scene, pausing at the residents’ question.
Ask yourself
What do the residents actually know at this moment, and what remains unknown?
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.