Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.50.55
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Planetary Rulers Offer Their Opulences
“Lord Varuṇa offered horses as swift as the mind, some of which were pure dark-blue, others white. The treasurer of the demigods, Kuvera, gave his eight mystic treasures, and the rulers of various planets each presented their own opulences.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Varuṇa offered horses as swift as the mind. Some were pure dark-blue, and others were white.
- Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods, gave his eight mystic treasures, called nidhis. These are Padma, Mahāpadma, Matsya, Kūrma, Audaka, Nīla, Mukunda and Śaṅkha.
- The rulers of various planets each presented their own opulences. Their offerings included the particular riches they possessed.
Try this today
Choose one resource you have—time, a skill or an item—and use it in a small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today.
Ask yourself
What resource already in your care could you use in devotional service?
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.