Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.53.39
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLet Love Shape Your Words
“Bound by their swelling love, the city’s residents spoke in this way. Then the bride, protected by guards, left the inner palace to visit the temple of Ambikā.”
What the purport teaches
- The city’s residents spoke while bound by their swelling love.
- The purport cites “increase” among the meanings of kalā, supporting the description of their growing love.
- Meanwhile, the bride left the inner palace to visit Ambikā’s temple, protected by guards.
Try this today
Reread the verse slowly, pausing over the words “bound by their swelling love.”
Ask yourself
How might sincere love change the way I speak?
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.