Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.69.41
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCenter Household Life on Kṛṣṇa
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus in every palace Nārada saw the Lord in His same personal form, executing the transcendental principles of religion that purify those engaged in household affairs.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa kindly demonstrated how ordinary household life can be sanctified. When Kṛṣṇa is the center of all activities, a Kṛṣṇa conscious householder’s life is automatically sanctified.
- The Lord’s activities in many palaces were performed by His single spiritual form, manifested in many places at once.
- Nārada desired to see these pastimes, and the Lord desired to reveal them to him. Other residents saw Kṛṣṇa only in their own particular part of Dvārakā.
Try this today
Choose one household task today and perform it with the intention of serving Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What would change if I made Kṛṣṇa the center of one ordinary household activity?
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.