Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.11.45
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Maintainers of Creation Tend Calves
“After the killing of the demon, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma finished Their breakfast in the morning, and while continuing to take care of the calves, They wandered here and there. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, the Supreme Personalities of Godhead, who maintain the entire creation, now took charge of the calves as if cowherd boys.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma maintain the entire creation, yet They took charge of calves as if ordinary cowherd boys.
- After killing the demon, They finished Their morning breakfast and continued tending the calves.
- Killing demons did not hamper Kṛṣṇa's daily affairs. Even serious incidents on the bank of the Yamunā appeared to be His routine work.
Try this today
Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa tending calves while also maintaining the entire creation.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa maintains creation change your view of His tending calves?
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.