Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesMucukunda Expresses His Uncertainty
“Perhaps You are the potency of all potent beings. Or maybe You are the powerful god of fire, or the sun-god, the moon-god, the King of heaven or the ruling demigod of some other planet.”
What the purport teaches
- Mucukunda wondered whether the visitor was the potency of all potent beings.
- He also considered whether He might be the god of fire, the sun-god or the moon-god.
- He suggested the King of heaven or another ruling demigod as further possibilities. These were questions, not settled conclusions about the visitor's identity.
Try this today
When discussing something uncertain today, clearly distinguish your question or guess from what you know.
Ask yourself
How readily do you express uncertainty rather than treat a possibility as a fact?
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.