Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.6.50
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Teaches His Dear Servant
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, thus addressed, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, began to reply confidentially to His dear, unalloyed servant Uddhava.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and son of Devakī, begins replying confidentially to Uddhava. Uddhava is His dear, unalloyed servant.
- Conditioned living entities bind themselves more deeply in material existence through their movements, laughter, activities and words. Hearing and chanting about the Lord’s pastimes frees them from repeated birth and death.
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa will now explain this process of supreme liberation to His dearmost devotee Uddhava. The teaching directs attention toward hearing and chanting about the Lord in devotional service.
Try this today
Read this translation aloud today, then spend a moment remembering Kṛṣṇa’s loving response to His dear servant Uddhava.
Ask yourself
How can I use my words today to hear about or glorify Kṛṣṇa rather than deepen material entanglement?
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.