Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.3-4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFollowing Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa’s Lead
“With Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa in the lead, the chiefs of the Sātvata clan — Pradyumna, Sātyaki, Gada, Sāmba, Sāraṇa, Nanda, Upananda, Bhadra and others — converged with an army of twelve divisions and laid siege to Bāṇasura’s capital, completely surrounding the city on all sides.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa led the chiefs of the Sātvata clan.
- The chiefs assembled with an army of twelve divisions.
- Together they laid siege to the capital, completely surrounding it on all sides.
Try this today
Reread the opening words and spend a moment remembering Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa as the leaders.
Ask yourself
Who leads the assembled chiefs, and why is that detail important to your reading?
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.