Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.26.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Power Is Beyond His Apparent Age
“As a mere infant who had hardly yet opened His eyes, He drank the breast milk of the powerful demoness Pūtanā and then sucked out her very life air as well, just as the force of time sucks out the youth of one’s body.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa had hardly opened His eyes when He drank Pūtanā’s milk and withdrew her life air. The cowherd men wondered how a mere infant could kill such a powerful demoness.
- Time irresistibly takes away our youth and life span. The purport explains that this time is actually Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.
- In Pūtanā’s case, Kṛṣṇa accelerated the time process. Within an instant, He withdrew the duration of her life.
Try this today
Set aside one minute today to remember Kṛṣṇa rather than letting that minute pass inattentively.
Ask yourself
How does remembering that time is Kṛṣṇa affect the value you give to today?
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.