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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.31.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Remembering Dvārakā Removes Contamination

“Lord Madhusūdana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is eternally present in Dvārakā. It is the most auspicious of all auspicious places, and merely remembering it destroys all contamination.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.31.24, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Madhusūdana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is eternally present in Dvārakā.
  • Dvārakā is the most auspicious of all auspicious places.
  • Merely remembering Dvārakā destroys all contamination.

Try this today

Read this translation slowly, then spend a moment remembering Dvārakā as the Lord’s eternal dwelling.

Ask yourself

How might you make a little time to remember Dvārakā and the Lord’s eternal presence there?

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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