Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.1
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Desires to Purify the Yamunā
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, seeing that the Yamunā River had been contaminated by the black snake Kāliya, desired to purify the river, and thus the Lord banished him from it.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī identifies Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Kṛṣṇa saw that the black snake Kāliya had contaminated the Yamunā River.
- Desiring to purify the river, the Lord banished Kāliya from it.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, focusing on Kṛṣṇa’s desire to purify the river.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s desire to purify the Yamunā help you appreciate about Him?
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.