Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.33
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa’s Punishment Serves Our Ultimate Benefit
“The wives of the Kāliya serpent said: The punishment this offender has been subjected to is certainly just. After all, You have incarnated within this world to curb down envious and cruel persons. You are so impartial that You look equally upon Your enemies and Your own sons, for when You impose a punishment on a living being You know it to be for his ultimate benefit.”
What the purport teaches
- The wives of Kāliya accept the punishment of their offending husband as just. Kṛṣṇa descends into this world to curb envious and cruel persons.
- Kṛṣṇa looks equally upon His enemies and His own sons. His judgment is impartial.
- When Kṛṣṇa punishes a living being, He considers that being’s ultimate benefit.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s impartiality.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s concern for everyone’s ultimate benefit deepen my trust in 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.