Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.43.39
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesExtraordinary Strength Beyond Youthful Appearance
“Cāṇūra said: You aren’t really a child or even a young man, and neither is Balarāma, the strongest of the strong. After all, You playfully killed an elephant who had the strength of a thousand other elephants.”
What the purport teaches
- Cāṇūra says that Kṛṣṇa is not really a child or even an ordinary young man.
- He also rejects treating Balarāma as a child, calling Him the strongest of the strong.
- As evidence, Cāṇūra points to Kṛṣṇa’s playful killing of an elephant with the strength of a thousand elephants.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute remembering the extraordinary strength Kṛṣṇa displays in this verse.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s effortless defeat of such a powerful elephant invite me to appreciate about Him?
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.