Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.11.56
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Is Always Victorious
“Although the causes of death, the daityas, were very fierce, they could not kill this boy Kṛṣṇa. Rather, because they came to kill innocent boys, as soon as they approached they themselves were killed, exactly like flies attacking a fire.”
What the purport teaches
- Although the daityas were fierce, they could not kill Kṛṣṇa. They themselves were killed when they approached to harm the innocent boys.
- Nanda Mahārāja compared Kṛṣṇa to fire and the demons to flies. In a fight between fire and flies, the fire is always victorious.
- Ordinary living beings are subject to karma, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always victorious over the demons. Those who oppose His control meet death life after life.
Try this today
Write down the distinction taught here: living beings are subject to karma, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always victorious.
Ask yourself
How does the comparison of fire and flies help me understand Kṛṣṇa’s power?
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.