Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.28
Mukti· LiberationHonor the Lord’s Associates
“One should worship the Lord’s associates Nanda and Sunanda, Garuḍa, Pracaṇḍa and Caṇḍa, Mahābala and Bala, and Kumuda and Kumudekṣaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord instructs the worshiper to worship His associates, including Nanda, Sunanda and Garuḍa.
- Pracaṇḍa, Caṇḍa, Mahābala and Bala are also named among the associates to be worshiped.
- Kumuda and Kumudekṣaṇa complete the list. Honoring these associates is included in the Lord’s instructions for worship.
Try this today
Read the associates’ names slowly once, with respect for their relationship with the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I give thoughtful attention to the associates the Lord asks me to honor?
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.