Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.71.9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSing Kṛṣṇa’s Glories While Awaiting Help
“In their homes, the godly wives of the imprisoned kings sing of Your noble deeds — about how You will kill their husbands’ enemy and deliver them. The gopīs also sing Your glories — how You killed the enemy of the elephant king, Gajendra; the enemy of Sīta, daughter of Janaka; and the enemies of Your own parents as well. So also do the sages who have obtained Your shelter glorify You, as do we ourselves.”
What the purport teaches
- Great sages and devotees assured the grieving wives that Kṛṣṇa would arrange Jarāsandha’s death and rescue their imprisoned husbands.
- These godly women sang the Lord’s glories at home. When their children cried, they reassured them that Śrī Kṛṣṇa would save their fathers.
- The Lord had saved many devotees before. The gopīs, sheltered sages, and Uddhava also glorified His noble deeds.
Try this today
At home today, sing or speak a few words glorifying Kṛṣṇa’s protection of His devotees.
Ask yourself
How can remembering Kṛṣṇa’s deeds support my devotion during uncertainty?
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.