Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.64.27-28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTake Shelter of Kṛṣṇa Wherever You Live
“O Devadeva, Jagannātha, Govinda, Puruṣottama, Nārāyaṇa, Hṛṣīkeśa, Puṇyaśloka, Acyuta, Avyaya! O Kṛṣṇa, please permit me to depart for the world of the demigods. Wherever I live, O master, may my mind always take shelter of Your feet.”
What the purport teaches
- Receiving the Lord’s mercy strengthens Nṛga’s faith and brings him to the status of servitude. He glorifies the Lord by chanting His names before asking permission to leave.
- His prayer asks Kṛṣṇa, the supreme form of Godhead, to be his master and support. He also asks that his senses become the Lord’s own.
- Although departing for the world of the demigods, Nṛga prays that his mind may always take shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s feet. He asks that the Lord never be lost to his mind.
Try this today
Slowly say “Govinda” and “Hṛṣīkeśa,” then ask Kṛṣṇa to accept your senses in His service today.
Ask yourself
Whatever my circumstances, how can I keep my mind sheltered at Kṛṣṇa’s feet?
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.