Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.44.20
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Supreme Lord’s Blows Overwhelm Cāṇūra
“The harsh blows from the Supreme Lord’s limbs fell like crushing lightning bolts upon Cāṇūra, breaking every part of his body and causing him more and more pain and fatigue.”
What the purport teaches
- The blows from the Supreme Lord’s limbs fall upon Cāṇūra like crushing lightning bolts.
- These blows break every part of Cāṇūra’s body, causing increasing pain and fatigue.
- The purport explains that Cāṇūra’s elbows, arms, knees and other limbs are all weakening.
Try this today
Pause after reading to acknowledge Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose strength this verse describes.
Ask yourself
How does this description bring Kṛṣṇa’s overwhelming strength into focus?
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.