Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.82.7-8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Yādavas’ Majestic Journey
“The mighty Yādavas passed with great majesty along the road. They were attended by their soldiers, who rode on chariots rivaling the airplanes of heaven, on horses moving with a rhythmic gait, and on bellowing elephants as huge as clouds. Also with them were many infantrymen as effulgent as celestial Vidyādharas. The Yādavas were so divinely dressed — being adorned with gold necklaces and flower garlands and wearing fine armor — that as they proceeded along the road with their wives they seemed to be demigods flying through the sky.”
What the purport teaches
- The mighty Yādavas traveled along the road with great majesty. Soldiers accompanied them on splendid chariots, rhythmically moving horses and huge, bellowing elephants.
- Their infantrymen shone like celestial Vidyādharas. The description emphasizes the brilliance of the whole procession.
- Adorned with gold necklaces, flower garlands and fine armor, the Yādavas traveled with their wives. They seemed like demigods flying through the sky.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and recall three details of the procession.
Ask yourself
Which detail helps me most clearly picture the Yādavas’ journey?
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.