Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.60
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKaṁsa Spares the First Child
“O Vasudeva, you may take back your child and go home. I have no fear of your first child. It is the eighth child of you and Devakī I am concerned with because that is the child by whom I am destined to be killed.”
What the purport teaches
- Kaṁsa told Vasudeva to take his newborn child back home.
- Kaṁsa said that he had no fear of this first child.
- His concern was the eighth child of Vasudeva and Devakī, by whom he was destined to be killed.
Try this today
Before one decision today, pause to notice whether fear for yourself is directing it.
Ask yourself
How much do my own fears shape the decisions I make about others?
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.