Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.38.18
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Knows the Devotee’s Heart
“The infallible Lord will not consider me an enemy, even though Kaṁsa has sent me here as his messenger. After all, the omniscient Lord is the actual knower of the field of this material body, and with His perfect vision He witnesses, both externally and internally, all the endeavors of the conditioned soul’s heart.”
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra trusts that the infallible Lord will not regard him as an enemy, although Kaṁsa has sent him as a messenger.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa knows that Akrūra is only externally a friend of Kaṁsa. Internally, he is an eternal devotee of the Lord.
- The omniscient Lord knows the field of the material body. With perfect vision, He witnesses all the heart’s endeavors, both externally and internally.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and honestly offer your intention to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Knowing that Kṛṣṇa sees my heart, what intention would I like to make more sincere?
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.