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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.73.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Joy in Seeing Kṛṣṇa Inspires Praise

“The ecstasy of beholding Lord Kṛṣṇa having dispelled the weariness of their imprisonment, the kings stood with joined palms and offered words of praise to that supreme master of the senses.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.73.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The ecstasy of beholding Lord Kṛṣṇa dispelled the kings’ weariness from imprisonment.
  • The kings stood before Him with joined palms. Their response to seeing Him was respectful praise.
  • They praised Kṛṣṇa as the supreme master of the senses.

Try this today

Join your palms and offer one sentence of praise to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How might you use your words to praise Kṛṣṇa today?

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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