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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.58.41

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Kṛṣṇa Is the Abode of Transcendental Qualities

“The King said: My Lord, who could be a better husband for my daughter than You, the exclusive abode of all transcendental qualities? On Your body the goddess of fortune herself resides, never leaving You for any reason.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.58.41, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The King could see no better husband for his daughter than Kṛṣṇa.
  • He addressed the Lord as the exclusive abode of all transcendental qualities.
  • The goddess of fortune herself resides on the Lord’s body and never leaves Him for any reason.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer honoring Kṛṣṇa as the abode of all transcendental qualities.

Ask yourself

How does remembering Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities deepen my desire to serve Him?

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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