Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.53.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Arrival and Marriage Promise
“The brāhmaṇa announced to her the arrival of Lord Yadunandana and relayed the Lord’s promise to marry her.”
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa announced that Lord Yadunandana had arrived.
- He also relayed the Lord’s promise to marry Rukmiṇī.
- His message brought both news of the Lord’s presence and assurance of His intention.
Try this today
Read the brāhmaṇa’s message aloud once, attending to both assurances he conveyed.
Ask yourself
Why would both the news of arrival and the promise of marriage matter so much to Rukmiṇī?
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.