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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.9

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Celestial Beings Gather to Watch

“Brahmā and the other ruling demigods, along with Siddhas, Cāraṇas and great sages, as well as Gandharvas, Apsarās and Yakṣas, all came in their celestial airplanes to watch.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.9, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Brahmā and the other ruling demigods came to watch.
  • Siddhas, Cāraṇas and great sages also gathered, along with Gandharvas, Apsarās and Yakṣas.
  • They arrived in their celestial airplanes.

Try this today

Read the list of spectators slowly, noticing the variety of beings who came to watch.

Ask yourself

What impression does this gathering of spectators give you of the event?

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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