Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.50.17
Ūti· What drives us to actInsults Reveal Praise of Kṛṣṇa
“Jarāsandha looked at the two of Them and said: O Kṛṣṇa, lowest of men! I do not wish to fight alone with You, since it would be a shame to fight with a mere boy. You fool who keep Yourself hidden, O murderer of Your relatives, go away! I will not fight with You.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī interprets Jarāsandha’s apparent insult as praise: Kṛṣṇa is Puruṣottama, the best of living beings, to whom all men are inferior.
- “Hidden” indicates that Kṛṣṇa is in everyone’s heart but invisible to material vision. The words calling Him foolish can also be read as declaring Him most alert.
- “Killer of relatives” can mean one who destroys the bondage of ignorance. “Please go” can mean that Kṛṣṇa should approach living beings and bless them to become Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking Kṛṣṇa to free you from ignorance and help you become Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Ask yourself
Which of these meanings deepens your appreciation of Kṛṣṇa most?
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.