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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.76.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Hear Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Wondrous Pastimes

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Now please hear, O King, another wondrous deed performed by Lord Kṛṣṇa, who appeared in His humanlike body to enjoy transcendental pastimes. Hear how He killed the master of Saubha.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.76.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śukadeva Gosvāmī invites the King to hear another wondrous deed of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
  • Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in His humanlike body to enjoy transcendental pastimes.
  • The account will describe how the Lord killed the master of Saubha. The invitation is to hear attentively about His deeds.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, giving your full attention to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wondrous deed.

Ask yourself

How can I give more attentive, devotional hearing to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes?

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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