Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.43.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesReports of the Lords Require Care
“This lotus-eyed elder brother of His, Lord Balarāma, is the proprietor of all transcendental opulences. He has killed Pralamba, Vatsaka, Baka and other demons.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma is Kṛṣṇa’s lotus-eyed elder brother and the proprietor of all transcendental opulences.
- The people credited Him with killing Pralamba, Vatsaka, Baka and other demons. The purport explains that two of the demons mentioned were actually killed by Kṛṣṇa.
- As news of Kṛṣṇa’s exploits spread among ordinary people, the facts became somewhat muddled. The purport notes the same tendency in modern newspapers.
Try this today
Check one detail against the supplied translation and purport before sharing it today.
Ask yourself
How can you take greater care when repeating what you have heard about the 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.