Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.53.38
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesOffer Good Deeds With Loving Devotion
“May Acyuta, the creator of the three worlds, be satisfied with whatever pious work we may have done and show His mercy by taking the hand of Vaidarbhī.”
What the purport teaches
- The citizens prayed that Acyuta, the creator of the three worlds, would be pleased with whatever pious work they had done.
- They asked Him to show His mercy by taking the hand of Vaidarbhī.
- The devoted citizens lovingly offered their entire stock of pious credit to Rukmiṇī. They were eager to see her marry Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
After one good deed today, offer a brief prayer that it may please Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Can I wish for my good deeds to please Kṛṣṇa rather than bring rewards to myself?
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.