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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.22

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

The Supreme Lord Reveals Himself

“After the Yavana was burnt to ashes, the Supreme Lord, chief of the Sātvatas, revealed Himself to the wise Mucukunda.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.51.22, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Yavana had been burned to ashes.
  • Then the Supreme Lord, chief of the Sātvatas, revealed Himself to Mucukunda.
  • The verse describes Mucukunda as wise and presents this encounter as the Lord's own act of revealing Himself.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly once, giving special attention to the words “revealed Himself.”

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord choosing to reveal Himself?

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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