Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.6.33
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Purpose Is Auspicious
“Thereafter, the Personality of Godhead observed that tremendous disturbances were taking place in the holy city of Dvārakā. Thus the Lord spoke to the assembled senior members of the Yadu dynasty as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- The Personality of Godhead observed tremendous disturbances in holy Dvārakā and addressed the assembled senior Yadus.
- The purport explains that actual inauspicious events cannot occur in holy places inhabited by saintly persons.
- These so-called disturbances in Dvārakā were directly enacted by the Personality of Godhead for His own auspicious purpose.
Try this today
Reread the purport and write down its explanation of why these disturbances were auspicious.
Ask yourself
How does the purport help me understand the apparent disturbances in Dvārakā?
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.