Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.18.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Arranges an Evenly Matched Game
“Kṛṣṇa, who knows all sports and games, then called together the cowherd boys and spoke as follows: “Hey cowherd boys! Let’s play now! We’ll divide ourselves into two even teams.””
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa knows all sports and games. He called the cowherd boys together and invited them to play.
- He wanted two evenly matched teams so that there would be a good game.
- Besides the pleasure of sporting, the game had another purpose: to kill the demon Pralamba.
Try this today
Write down the two purposes of the game given in the purport.
Ask yourself
What does this verse show you about the purpose within Kṛṣṇa’s play?
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.