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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.62.20

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Citralekhā Travels to Kṛṣṇa’s Protected City

“Citralekhā, endowed with mystic powers, recognized Him as Kṛṣṇa’s grandson [Aniruddha]. My dear King, she then traveled by the mystic skyway to Dvārakā, the city under Lord Kṛṣṇa’s protection.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.62.20, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Citralekhā recognized Aniruddha as Kṛṣṇa’s grandson.
  • Endowed with mystic powers, she traveled by the mystic skyway.
  • Her destination was Dvārakā, the city under Lord Kṛṣṇa’s protection.

Try this today

Read the verse again, giving special attention to Dvārakā being under Lord Kṛṣṇa’s protection.

Ask yourself

What detail about Dvārakā keeps Lord Kṛṣṇa central in this account?

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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