Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.14.31
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDo Not Measure Kṛṣṇa by Our Limits
“Are all the chieftain sons of Lord Kṛṣṇa, such as Suṣeṇa, Cārudeṣṇa, Sāmba the son of Jāmbavatī, and Ṛṣabha, along with their sons, all doing well?”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa had 16,108 wives, each with ten sons, and His family extended through further generations. Yudhiṣṭhira named only the chieftains because remembering all the names was impossible.
- The Lord is the father of countless living beings. Only a few associate with Him in His transcendental pastimes as the Lord of Dvārakā on earth.
- It is not astonishing that the Lord maintained such a large visible family. Rather than comparing His position to ours, we should seek to understand His transcendental position.
Try this today
Write down one limitation of your own, then remind yourself that it does not limit Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Where do I tend to judge Lord Kṛṣṇa’s abilities by my own limitations?
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.