Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.50.45
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Considers the Danger From Two Sides
“When Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa saw Kālayavana, Kṛṣṇa thought about the situation and said, “Ah, a great danger now threatens the Yadus from two sides.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa saw Kālayavana, and Kṛṣṇa considered the situation.
- Kṛṣṇa recognized that a great danger now threatened the Yadus from two sides.
- Although Kṛṣṇa had defeated Jarāsandha seventeen times against tremendous odds, He did not immediately destroy Kālayavana’s army. He thus kept intact Lord Śiva’s benediction to Gārgya.
Try this today
Pause before responding to one difficulty today and consider the situation carefully.
Ask yourself
How does the purport help me understand why Kṛṣṇa did not immediately destroy this army?
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.