Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.59.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEagerly Hear the Supreme Lord’s Activities
“[King Parīkṣit said:] How was Bhaumāsura, who kidnapped so many women, killed by the Supreme Lord? Please narrate this adventure of Lord Śārṅgadhanvā’s.”
What the purport teaches
- King Parīkṣit asks how the Supreme Lord killed Bhaumāsura, who had kidnapped many women.
- The King wants to hear this adventure of Lord Śārṅgadhanvā.
- His request shows an eagerness to hear about the Supreme Lord’s actions.
Try this today
Read the King’s question aloud, then take a moment to prepare yourself to hear attentively.
Ask yourself
What would you like to understand more deeply as you hear this account of the Supreme Lord?
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.