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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.70.35

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

A Great Personality Brings Freedom from Fear

“[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] It is certain that today the three worlds have attained freedom from all fear, for that is the influence of such a great personality as you, who travel at will throughout all the worlds.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.70.35, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa praised Nārada as a great personality.
  • Nārada travels at will throughout all the worlds.
  • Kṛṣṇa described Nārada’s influence as bringing the three worlds freedom from all fear.

Try this today

Read Kṛṣṇa’s praise of Nārada slowly, reflecting on the sage’s beneficial influence.

Ask yourself

What do I appreciate about the freedom from fear that Kṛṣṇa attributes to Nārada’s presence?

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.

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