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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.77.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Eagerness to Set Things Right

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After refreshing Himself with water, putting on His armor and picking up His bow, Lord Pradyumna told His driver, “Take Me back to where the hero Dyumān is standing.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.77.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Pradyumna refreshed Himself with water, put on His armor and picked up His bow.
  • He asked His driver to take Him back to the hero Dyumān.
  • Pradyumna was eager to rectify His departure from the battlefield. His driver had carried Him away while He was unconscious.

Try this today

Take one small step today to resume a responsibility you have left unfinished.

Ask yourself

How does Pradyumna’s eagerness to set things right speak to your own responsibilities?

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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