Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.2.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Appears for Everyone's Benefit
“O Lord, You are always in full knowledge, and to bring all good fortune to all living entities, You appear in different incarnations, all of them transcendental to the material creation. When You appear in these incarnations, You are pleasing to the pious and religious devotees, but for nondevotees You are the annihilator.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in different incarnations while always remaining in full knowledge. All these incarnations are transcendental to the material creation.
- Although His incarnations function differently, their main purpose is to protect devotees and annihilate miscreants. His appearances bring pleasure to the pious and religious devotees.
- The Lord appears for the good fortune of all living entities. Even the annihilation of miscreants is ultimately good for them.
Try this today
Read the translation once more today and offer a brief prayer of gratitude for the Lord's protection of His devotees.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord's purpose in appearing deepen my desire to serve Him?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.