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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.71.30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Make Kṛṣṇa’s Glories Your Conversation

“Thus surrounded by His well-wishing relatives and praised on all sides, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the crest jewel of the justly renowned, entered the decorated city.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.71.30, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the decorated city surrounded by His well-wishing relatives and praised on all sides.
  • He is described as the crest jewel of the justly renowned.
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the people spoke among themselves about the Lord’s glories. They praised His transcendental name, qualities and form.

Try this today

Share one detail you appreciate about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name, qualities or form with someone today.

Ask yourself

How could your conversation today include appreciation of Kṛṣṇa?

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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