Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.13.50
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Comes to Relieve His Devotees
“The Lord has already performed His duties to help the demigods, and He is awaiting the rest. You Pāṇḍavas may wait as long as the Lord is here on earth.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord descends from Kṛṣṇaloka when the demigods and devotees are greatly troubled by the asuras. He may come personally or send His devotees to improve the fallen condition of society.
- Conditioned living beings seek to lord it over material resources and become imitation gods. Competition among these would-be lords creates suffering for those devoted to the Lord.
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa had already removed almost all the asuras and was awaiting the departure of His own dynasty. Nārada indirectly advised the Pāṇḍavas to wait while the Lord remained on earth.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking to serve the Lord rather than compete to be the controller.
Ask yourself
Am I trying to dominate what is around me, or seeking to serve the Lord?
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.