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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Hear About the Lord and His Devotees

“The science of God describes the incarnations of the Personality of Godhead and His different activities together with the activities of His great devotees.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.10.5, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The science of God describes the incarnations and activities of the Personality of Godhead, together with the activities of His great devotees.
  • The material creation exists for the salvation of conditioned souls. Out of causeless mercy, the Lord descends to different planets and acts for their salvation.
  • Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam offers transcendental accounts of the Lord in relationship with His great devotees. These topics deserve respectful hearing.

Try this today

Spend five minutes respectfully hearing or reading aloud a passage about the Lord and His devotees from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Ask yourself

How much attention do you give to accounts of the Lord and His devotees compared with other histories?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.

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