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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.75.12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Following the Performer of the Sacrifice

“The massed armies of the Yadus, Sṛñjayas, Kāmbojas, Kurus, Kekayas and Kośalas made the earth tremble as they followed Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, the performer of the sacrifice, in procession.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.75.12, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The armies of the Yadus, Sṛñjayas, Kāmbojas, Kurus, Kekayas and Kośalas joined the procession.
  • They followed Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, who had performed the sacrifice.
  • The massed armies were so great that they made the earth tremble.

Try this today

Pause over the phrase “followed Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja” and picture his place in the procession.

Ask yourself

What does this vast procession help me understand about the scale of the sacrifice?

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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