Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.43.31
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCāṇūra Could Not Tolerate Kṛṣṇa’s Praise
“While the people talked in this way and the musical instruments resounded, the wrestler Cāṇūra addressed Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma with the following words.”
What the purport teaches
- The people continued speaking about Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma while musical instruments resounded.
- Cāṇūra could not tolerate the audience praising Kṛṣṇa so highly.
- Unable to tolerate this praise, he addressed the two brothers.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment to offer one sincere sentence of praise to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How do you respond when you hear Kṛṣṇa being praised?
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.