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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.56.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Address Kṛṣṇa as Lord of the Universe

“Lord Savitā has come to see You, O Lord of the universe. He is blinding everyone’s eyes with his intensely effulgent rays.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.56.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The residents addressed Kṛṣṇa as the Lord of the universe.
  • They reported that Lord Savitā had come to see Him.
  • They described the visitor’s intensely effulgent rays as blinding everyone’s eyes.

Try this today

Offer one brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa, addressing Him as Lord of the universe.

Ask yourself

How does addressing Kṛṣṇa as Lord of the universe shape my prayer?

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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