Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.64.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesOpulence Calls for Sobering Instruction
“Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: O King, one day Sāmba, Pradyumna, Cāru, Bhānu, Gada and other young boys of the Yadu dynasty went to a small forest to play.”
What the purport teaches
- Sāmba, Pradyumna, Cāru, Bhānu, Gada and other young Yadu boys went to a small forest to play.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that King Nṛga’s story gives sober instructions to proud kings.
- Through this incident, Lord Kṛṣṇa also taught members of His own family who had become proud of their opulences.
Try this today
Identify one source of pride and read this verse again with a willingness to receive instruction.
Ask yourself
What possession or advantage might be making me proud?
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.