Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.2.42
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Can Stay Wherever He Likes
“After thus offering prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, the Transcendence, all the demigods, with Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva before them, returned to their homes in the heavenly planets.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s incarnations appear continuously, like waves of a river or ocean. They have no limit, but only fortunate devotees can perceive them.
- The demigods fortunately understood the Lord’s incarnation and offered Him prayers. Then Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva led them back to their heavenly homes.
- There is no contradiction between Kṛṣṇa’s presence in Devakī’s heart and His presence in her womb, for He can stay wherever He likes. Devakī received the opportunity to have the Supreme Personality of Godhead as her son.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer honoring Kṛṣṇa’s freedom to appear and stay wherever He desires.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s freedom to stay anywhere deepen your understanding of 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.