Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.13.49
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Reveals Himself According to Our Disposition
“That Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the guise of all-devouring time [kāla-rūpa] has now descended to the earth to eliminate the envious from the world.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the father of all living beings. Even those who envy Him are His children.
- The asuras envy both the Lord and other living beings, while the devatās obey the supreme father. The Lord rectifies the predominance of asuras and establishes the rule of His obedient devotees.
- The Lord's actual form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss, and He reveals it to His devotees. To nondevotees He appears as all-devouring time, kāla-rūpa.
Try this today
Notice one envious thought today and pause to remember that the other living being also belongs to the supreme father.
Ask yourself
Where do I notice envy, rather than willingness to obey the Lord, in my own attitude?
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.