Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.45.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Growth Transcends Ordinary Measures
“[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Dear Father, because of Us, your two sons, you and mother Devakī always remained in anxiety and could never enjoy Our childhood, boyhood or youth.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa acknowledged that His parents had remained in anxiety because of their two sons. They had been unable to enjoy Their childhood, boyhood or youth.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that Kṛṣṇa’s growth cannot be judged by ordinary measurements of age. He passed through the stages of childhood with exceptional speed.
- Kṛṣṇa completed His kaiśora period at age ten. From that point onward, the Lord eternally remains a kiśora, a youthful boy.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling that Kṛṣṇa’s youthful form is eternal.
Ask yourself
What does this explanation teach me about judging Kṛṣṇa by ordinary human measures?
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.