Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.4.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Plan Remains Hidden
“After that night passed, Kaṁsa summoned his ministers and informed them of all that had been spoken by Yoga-māyā [who had revealed that He who was to slay Kaṁsa had already been born somewhere else].”
What the purport teaches
- After the night passed, Kaṁsa told his ministers what Yoga-māyā had said. He believed that the one destined to kill him had been born elsewhere.
- The Lord’s energy kept Kaṁsa in darkness about Kṛṣṇa’s birth. Kṛṣṇa was actually born as Devakī’s son.
- According to the Lord’s plan, Kṛṣṇa went to Vṛndāvana to give pleasure to Yaśodā, Nanda Mahārāja and His intimate friends and devotees for eleven years. He would then return to kill Kaṁsa.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on how Kaṁsa’s certainty differed from the Lord’s actual plan.
Ask yourself
What does Kaṁsa’s misunderstanding teach me about the limits of my own understanding?
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.