Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.82.23-26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Beauty Amazes the Assembled Royalty
“All the royalty present, including Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Gāndhārī and her sons, the Pāṇḍavas and their wives, Kuntī, Sañjaya, Vidura, Kṛpācārya, Kuntībhoja, Virāṭa, Bhīṣmaka, the great Nagnajit, Purujit, Drupada, Śalya, Dhṛṣṭaketu, Kāśirāja, Damaghoṣa, Viśālākṣa, Maithila, Madra, Kekaya, Yudhāmanyu, Suśarmā, Bāhlika with his associates and their sons, and the many other kings subservient to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira — all of them, O best of kings, were simply amazed to see the transcendental form of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the abode of all opulence and beauty, standing before them with His consorts.”
What the purport teaches
- The assembled royalty were amazed to see Lord Kṛṣṇa standing before them with His consorts. His transcendental form is the abode of all opulence and beauty.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that these kings had become followers of Yudhiṣṭhira because he had subjugated them to earn the privilege of performing the Rājasūya sacrifice.
- For a kṣatriya seeking elevation to heaven through this sacrifice, the Vedic injunctions require sending out a victory horse. A king whose territory it enters must submit or face battle.
Try this today
Read the description of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental form slowly, and spend a minute appreciating His beauty.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention in the description of Kṛṣṇa as the abode of all opulence and beauty?
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.