Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.70.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Enters the Sudharmā Assembly
“The Lord, attended by all the Vṛṣṇis, would enter the Sudharmā assembly hall, which protects those who enter it from the six waves of material life, dear King.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudharmā had been brought from the heavenly planet and reestablished in Dvārakā. Lord Kṛṣṇa entered it attended by all the Vṛṣṇis.
- Those who remained inside were unaffected by hunger, thirst, lamentation, illusion, old age and death—the six waves of material existence.
- As Kṛṣṇa left His many palaces, each form was visible only to those on the particular palace grounds and neighboring residents. At the gateway path to Sudharmā, all His forms merged into one.
Try this today
Read the list of the six material waves slowly, then spend a moment remembering the Lord entering Sudharmā.
Ask yourself
How does this account deepen my appreciation of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary power?
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.