Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.41.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Withdraws His Revealed Form
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While Akrūra was still offering prayers, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa withdrew His form that He had revealed in the water, just as an actor winds up his performance.”
What the purport teaches
- While Akrūra was still offering prayers, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa withdrew the form He had revealed in the water.
- The vision included the Viṣṇu form, the spiritual sky and its eternal inhabitants.
- Kṛṣṇa withdrew this vision just as an actor winds up his performance.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, then offer one brief prayer to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does this passage help you appreciate about Kṛṣṇa’s power to reveal and withdraw His form?
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.