Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.42.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesWonder Before Their Strength and Beauty
“Having witnessed the amazing deed Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had performed, and seeing Their strength, boldness and beauty, the people of the city thought They must be two prominent demigods.”
What the purport teaches
- The people of the city witnessed the amazing deed of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
- They saw Their strength, boldness and beauty together.
- The residents thought They must be two prominent demigods. This describes the residents’ impression, not Kṛṣṇa’s full identity as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Choose one of these three qualities and reread the verse with that quality in mind.
Ask yourself
Which quality draws your attention most here: strength, boldness or beauty?
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.