Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.89.60-61
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Brāhmaṇa’s Sons Are Returned
“Thus instructed by the Supreme Lord of the topmost planet, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna assented by chanting om, and then they bowed down to almighty Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu. Taking the brāhmaṇa’s sons with them, they returned with great delight to Dvārakā by the same path along which they had come. There they presented the brāhmaṇa with his sons, who were in the same infant bodies in which they had been lost.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna accepted Mahā-Viṣṇu’s instructions by chanting om. They then bowed down to Him.
- Taking the brāhmaṇa’s sons with them, they returned with great delight to Dvārakā. They followed the same path by which they had come.
- They presented the sons to the brāhmaṇa. Each child remained in the same infant body in which he had been lost.
Try this today
Pause for a moment to remember Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna joyfully returning the children to their father.
Ask yourself
Which part of this joyful return most deepens my appreciation of 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.