Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.23.46
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Supreme Lord Humbly Requests Food
“Otherwise, why would the supreme controller — whose every desire is already fulfilled and who is the master of liberation and all other transcendental benedictions — enact this pretense with us, who are always to be controlled by Him?”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa is the supreme controller, whose every desire is already fulfilled. He is the master of liberation and all other transcendental benedictions.
- Although He is the Absolute Truth, He humbly sent His cowherd boyfriends to beg food from the brāhmaṇas.
- Through this request, He exposed the brāhmaṇas’ foolish arrogance. By attracting their wives to surrender at His lotus feet, He established the glories of His transcendental beauty.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking to give up arrogance and surrender at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s humble request help me recognize my own pride?
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.