Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.25.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAnger Behind the Unseasonable Storm
“[Śrī Kṛṣṇa said to Himself:] Because We have stopped his sacrifice, Indra has caused this unusually fierce, unseasonable rain, together with terrible winds and hail.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa recognized that Indra had sent the storm because his sacrifice had been stopped.
- The rain was unusually fierce and came out of season.
- Terrible winds and hail accompanied the rainfall, revealing the severity of Indra’s angry response.
Try this today
If an expectation is disappointed today, pause before speaking or acting in anger.
Ask yourself
How do I respond when something I expect to receive is withheld?
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.