Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.26.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Tiny Toe Overturns a Huge Cart
“Once, when only three months old, little Kṛṣṇa was crying and kicking up His feet as He lay beneath a huge cart. Then the cart fell and turned upside-down simply because it was struck by the tip of His toe.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa was only three months old and was lying beneath a huge cart.
- As He cried, He kicked His feet upward. The tip of His toe struck the cart.
- That small touch caused the huge cart to fall and turn upside-down. His activity was extraordinary even in infancy.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, giving particular attention to the words “simply because it was struck by the tip of His toe.”
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the contrast between Kṛṣṇa’s tiny toe and the huge cart?
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.