Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemember Devotional Advice and Take Shelter
“My dear King Parīkṣit, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful, powerful dancing trampled and broke all of Kāliya’s one thousand hoods. Then the serpent, profusely vomiting blood from his mouths, finally recognized Śrī Kṛṣṇa to be the eternal Personality of Godhead, the supreme master of all moving and nonmoving beings, Śrī Nārāyaṇa. Thus within his mind Kāliya took shelter of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Kāliya’s poison was exhausted, and he began vomiting blood. The purport explains that he had been cleansed of the vile contamination in his heart that had appeared as venom.
- Kāliya’s wives were serious devotees who had often urged him to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. In unbearable agony, he finally remembered their advice.
- Recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Nārāyaṇa, and the master of all beings, Kāliya took shelter of Him within his mind.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute asking Kṛṣṇa for shelter within your mind.
Ask yourself
What advice to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa have I heard but not yet acted upon?
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.