Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.69.45
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHearing Kṛṣṇa’s Activities Awakens Devotion
“Lord Hari is the ultimate cause of universal creation, maintenance and destruction. My dear King, anyone who chants about, hears about or simply appreciates the extraordinary activities He performed in this world, which are impossible to imitate, will surely develop devotion for the Supreme Lord, the bestower of liberation.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Hari, Kṛṣṇa, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the ultimate cause of universal creation, maintenance and destruction. His extraordinary activities are impossible to imitate.
- The purport explains that these activities may be unusual even for His plenary expansions, or performed for His pure, exclusive devotees. Reciting or hearing them certainly engages one in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Chanting, hearing or appreciating these activities develops devotion to the Supreme Lord, who bestows liberation. Supporting a preacher of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement also brings these benefits, helping one traverse the path of liberation and taste the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Try this today
Read aloud one of these accounts of Kṛṣṇa’s activities, with the wish to develop devotional service to Him.
Ask yourself
Which can you make time for today: reciting, hearing or appreciating Kṛṣṇa’s activities?
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.