Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.54.57
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Wedding City Is Further Beautified
“The city’s streets were cleansed by the intoxicated elephants belonging to the beloved kings who were guests at the wedding, and these elephants further enhanced the beauty of the city by placing trunks of plantain and betel-nut trees in all the doorways.”
What the purport teaches
- Beloved kings attended the wedding as guests, accompanied by their elephants.
- The intoxicated elephants cleansed the city’s streets.
- The elephants further enhanced the city’s beauty by placing trunks of plantain and betel-nut trees in all the doorways.
Try this today
Clean the entrance to the place where you practice devotional service today.
Ask yourself
What small task of cleaning or beautifying could I do as 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.