Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.18.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSharing the Roles of Play
“The boys played various games involving carriers and passengers. In these games the winners would climb up on the backs of the losers, who would have to carry them.”
What the purport teaches
- The boys played various games involving carriers and passengers.
- The winners climbed onto the losers’ backs, and the losers carried them.
- Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī quotes a description of hariṇākrīḍanam, a childhood game in which boys paired off and simultaneously attacked their respective rivals.
Try this today
In one friendly activity today, accept your assigned role cheerfully.
Ask yourself
How willingly do I accept both winning and losing in friendly 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.