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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.73.34

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Offer Respect and Report Fully

“Bhīma, Arjuna and Janārdana offered their respects to the King and informed him fully about what they had done.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.73.34, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Bhīma, Arjuna and Janārdana offered their respects to the King.
  • They informed him about what they had done.
  • Their account was complete: they told him fully about their actions.

Try this today

Give someone a respectful, accurate account of a task you completed today.

Ask yourself

How can you combine respect with clear, complete communication?

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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