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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.37

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Easily Defeat the Demons

“O King, as the demons attacked, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma easily seized them one after another by their hind legs and threw them all into the tops of the palm trees.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.15.37, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The ass demons continued their attack upon Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
  • The two brothers easily seized the attacking demons one after another by their hind legs.
  • Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma threw all the demons into the tops of the palm trees.

Try this today

Read this verse aloud once, noticing the word “easily” in the description of the brothers’ actions.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the ease with which the brothers met the attack?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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