Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.27.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesChoose Direct Service to the Supreme Lord
“As ordered by Lord Brahmā, we shall perform Your bathing ceremony to coronate You as Indra. O Soul of the universe, You descend to this world to relieve the burden of the earth.”
What the purport teaches
- Surabhi has had enough of imperfect demigod leadership and is determined to serve the Supreme Lord directly. Brahmā’s order authorizes her proposal to coronate Kṛṣṇa.
- Kṛṣṇa descends to relieve the earth’s burden of self-destructive, mundane administration. Since He rules millions of universes, He can certainly care for Surabhi.
- Surabhi wants to bathe the Lord for her own purification. She earnestly offers her proposal to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Soul of the universe.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking to serve Kṛṣṇa for your own purification.
Ask yourself
Do I approach service to Kṛṣṇa with Surabhi’s desire for purification?
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.