Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.25.16
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Defeats Pride and Ignorance
“By My mystic power I will completely counteract this disturbance caused by Indra. Demigods like Indra are proud of their opulence, and out of foolishness they falsely consider themselves the Lord of the universe. I will now destroy such ignorance.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa declared that He would completely counteract Indra’s disturbance by His own mystic power.
- Demigods like Indra can become proud of their opulence and foolishly consider themselves the Lord of the universe.
- Kṛṣṇa resolved to destroy this ignorance, showing that their claims to supreme control were false.
Try this today
Identify one source of personal pride and quietly acknowledge that it does not make you the supreme controller.
Ask yourself
Does anything I possess tempt me to imagine that I am in complete control?
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.