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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.49

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Remembering What Kṛṣṇa Enjoyed

“Dear Uddhava Prabhu, when Kṛṣṇa was here in the company of Saṅkarṣaṇa, He enjoyed all these rivers, hills, forests, cows and flute sounds.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.47.49, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Addressing Uddhava Prabhu, the speaker recalls the time when Kṛṣṇa was present there.
  • Kṛṣṇa enjoyed these surroundings in the company of Saṅkarṣaṇa.
  • The rivers, hills, forests, cows and flute sounds are all remembered in connection with His enjoyment.

Try this today

Choose one detail from the verse and spend a minute remembering that Kṛṣṇa enjoyed it with Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Ask yourself

How does this verse draw your attention toward Kṛṣṇa’s enjoyment?

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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