Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.82.31

Eagerness Expressed Through Practical Service

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Nanda Mahārāja learned that the Yadus had arrived, led by Kṛṣṇa, he immediately went to see them. The cowherds accompanied him, their various possessions loaded on their wagons.”
Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.82.31, translation

What the purport teaches

As soon as Nanda Mahārāja learned that Kṛṣṇa and the Yadus had arrived, he went to see them. The cowherds accompanied him with their possessions on wagons.
The cowherds of Vraja planned to stay at Kurukṣetra for several days. They therefore brought adequate provisions.
They especially brought milk products and other foods for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Their preparations served the Lords’ pleasure.

Try this today

Set aside one food item today to offer for Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure.

Ask yourself

How can my practical preparations become an expression of eagerness to serve Kṛṣṇa?

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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