Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.43.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRecognizing the Lords’ Divine Descent
“[The people said:] These two boys are certainly expansions of the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa who have descended to this world in the home of Vasudeva.”
What the purport teaches
- The people recognized that the two boys were not ordinary children.
- They described Them as expansions of the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa.
- They said that the Lords had descended to this world in the home of Vasudeva.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, pausing to reflect on the words “descended to this world.”
Ask yourself
How does the people’s recognition shape the way you think about the two Lords?
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.