Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Potency Has No Limit
“Along with the cowherd boys and their own groups of calves, Kṛṣṇa came out with an unlimited number of calves assembled. Then all the boys began to sport in the forest in a greatly playful spirit.”
What the purport teaches
- The word asaṅkhyāta means “unlimited.” Kṛṣṇa’s calves were unlimited, not merely a very large number.
- Kṛṣṇa, His potency, His cows and calves, and His space are all unlimited. He is Parabrahman, the Supreme Unlimited.
- These descriptions are factual, though inconceivable to our limited senses and knowledge. Since everything about Kṛṣṇa is unlimited, nothing is impossible for Him.
Try this today
Read the statement “Kṛṣṇa is unlimited” slowly, and pause to acknowledge the limits of your own understanding.
Ask yourself
How might your limited experience affect the way you understand Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited potency?
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.