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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.6.39

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Turning the Lord’s Instruction Into Action

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O favorite son of the Kurus, thus advised by the Personality of Godhead, the Yādavas made up their minds to go to that holy place, Prabhāsa-kṣetra, and thus yoked their horses to their chariots.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.6.39, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Yādavas receive their advice from the Personality of Godhead.
  • They make up their minds to go to the holy place Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
  • They yoke their horses to their chariots, turning their decision into practical preparation.

Try this today

Choose one instruction from your study and take one concrete step toward following it today.

Ask yourself

Do I follow hearing the Lord’s instruction with a firm decision and practical action?

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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