Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.4.12
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCruelty Cannot Stop the Supreme Lord
“O Kaṁsa, you fool, what will be the use of killing me? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has been your enemy from the very beginning and who will certainly kill you, has already taken His birth somewhere else. Therefore, do not unnecessarily kill other children.”
What the purport teaches
- Kaṁsa is told that killing the speaker will serve no purpose.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, his enemy from the beginning, has already been born elsewhere. He will certainly kill Kaṁsa.
- Kaṁsa is directly told not to kill other innocent children unnecessarily.
Try this today
Pause before one fear-driven reaction today, and choose not to cause harm.
Ask yourself
How can I keep fear from leading me to harm others?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.