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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.48.3

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Welcome the Lord With Respect

“When Trivakrā saw Him arriving at her house, she at once rose from her seat in a flurry. Coming forward graciously with her girlfriends, she respectfully greeted Lord Acyuta by offering Him an excellent seat and other articles of worship.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.48.3, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Seeing the Lord arrive, Trivakrā immediately rose from her seat in a flurry.
  • She came forward graciously with her girlfriends to welcome Lord Acyuta.
  • She respectfully offered Him an excellent seat and other articles of worship.

Try this today

Make one simple offering to Kṛṣṇa today with deliberate care and respect.

Ask yourself

How can you bring greater care and respect to your worship?

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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