Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.45.41
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Acts on the Ocean’s Report
“Indeed,” the ocean said, “that demon has taken him away.” Hearing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the ocean, found Pañcajana and killed him. But the Lord did not find the boy within the demon’s belly.
What the purport teaches
- The ocean confirmed that the demon had taken the boy away.
- Hearing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the ocean, found Pañcajana, and killed him.
- The Lord did not find the boy within the demon’s belly. The account carefully distinguishes defeating the demon from finding the child.
Try this today
Reread the verse and summarize its events in one sentence without adding details.
Ask yourself
Am I attentive to what the account actually says, rather than what I expect to happen?
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.