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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.55.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Praise Accompanies Pradyumna’s Return

“As the residents of the higher planets showered Pradyumna with flowers and chanted His praises, His wife appeared in the sky and transported Him through the heavens, back to the city of Dvārakā.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.55.25, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The residents of the higher planets showered Pradyumna with flowers.
  • They chanted His praises, honoring Him.
  • His wife appeared in the sky and transported Him through the heavens to Dvārakā.

Try this today

Read the verse aloud, giving special attention to the residents’ offering of praise.

Ask yourself

Which detail of Pradyumna’s honored return most draws your attention?

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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