Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.38.7
Mukti· LiberationAn Unexpected Opportunity for Mercy
“Indeed, today King Kaṁsa has shown me extreme mercy by sending me to see the lotus feet of Lord Hari, who has now appeared in this world. Simply by the effulgence of His toenails, many souls in the past have transcended the insurmountable darkness of material existence and achieved liberation.”
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra saw extraordinary kindness in being sent to see Lord Hari’s lotus feet.
- The purport points out the irony: the envious, demoniac Kaṁsa had given him this blessing by sending him to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- Simply by the effulgence of the Lord’s toenails, many souls had crossed the darkness of material existence and achieved liberation.
Try this today
Write down one unexpected opportunity you have had to remember Kṛṣṇa, and express gratitude for it.
Ask yourself
Have you received an unexpected opportunity to turn toward Kṛṣṇa?
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.