Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.61
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRemember and Narrate Kṛṣṇa’s Command
“If a mortal being attentively remembers My command to you — to leave Vṛndāvana and go to the ocean — and narrates this account at sunrise and sunset, he will never be afraid of you.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa instructed Kāliya to leave Vṛndāvana and go to the ocean.
- He spoke of attentively remembering this command and narrating the account at sunrise and sunset.
- Kṛṣṇa promised that a mortal who does so will never be afraid of Kāliya.
Try this today
At the next sunrise or sunset, attentively recount Kṛṣṇa’s command that Kāliya leave Vṛndāvana for the ocean.
Ask yourself
What would help you remember Kṛṣṇa’s words more attentively?
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.