Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.38
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Manifests Every Individual Difference
“Thinking in this way, Lord Balarāma was able to see, with the eye of transcendental knowledge, that all these calves and Kṛṣṇa’s friends were expansions of the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- With the eye of transcendental knowledge, Balarāma saw that all the calves and Kṛṣṇa’s friends were expansions of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
- Every individual is different; even twin brothers have differences. Kṛṣṇa preserved the original features of each boy and calf.
- Each expansion had the same individual actions, tendencies, color and dress as the original. Manifesting all these differences was Kṛṣṇa’s opulence.
Try this today
List three individual details Kṛṣṇa reproduced, and take a moment to appreciate His power.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s preservation of every individual detail reveal about His opulence?
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.