Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.43.40
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesCāṇūra Sets the Wrestling Opponents
“Therefore You two should fight powerful wrestlers. There’s certainly nothing unfair about that. You, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, can show Your prowess against me, and Balarāma can fight with Muṣṭika.”
What the purport teaches
- Cāṇūra concludes that the two brothers should fight powerful wrestlers.
- He insists that there is nothing unfair about this arrangement.
- Addressing Kṛṣṇa as the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, he challenges Him to show His prowess against him. He assigns Muṣṭika to fight Balarāma.
Try this today
Before joining one competitive activity today, check that the proposed match is fair.
Ask yourself
When someone insists that an arrangement is fair, do I examine it carefully?
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.