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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.13.41

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Doubts Resolved, Devotion Expressed

“[Lord Kṛṣṇa continued:] My dear Uddhava, thus all of the doubts of the sages headed by Sanaka were destroyed by My words. Fully worshiping Me with transcendental love and devotion, they chanted My glories with excellent hymns.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.13.41, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa tells Uddhava that His words destroyed all the doubts of the sages headed by Sanaka.
  • The sages fully worshiped the Lord with transcendental love and devotion.
  • They chanted His glories with excellent hymns. Their response to His teaching was loving worship and glorification.

Try this today

Reread this translation today, then speak a few words glorifying Kṛṣṇa in gratitude for His teachings.

Ask yourself

How can your study of Kṛṣṇa’s words lead to an expression of loving devotion?

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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