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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.75.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Mantras, Praises and Showers of Flowers

“The assembly officials, the priests and other excellent brāhmaṇas resoundingly vibrated Vedic mantras, while the demigods, divine sages, Pitās and Gandharvas sang praises and rained down flowers.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.75.13, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The assembly officials, priests and other excellent brāhmaṇas resoundingly vibrated Vedic mantras.
  • The demigods, divine sages, Pitās and Gandharvas sang praises.
  • They also rained down flowers, joining praise with a beautiful offering.

Try this today

Read the verse aloud once, attending carefully to its description of praise.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention in this scene of mantras, praise and offerings?

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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