Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Illuminates the Cave and Heart
“I think You are the Supreme Personality among the three chief gods, since You drive away the darkness of this cave as a lamp dispels darkness with its light.”
What the purport teaches
- Mucukunda recognizes the Lord as the Supreme Personality among the three chief gods because His light drives away the cave’s darkness.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Lord Kṛṣṇa also dispelled the darkness in Mucukunda’s heart.
- The heart is sometimes called a cavern in Sanskrit: a deep and secret place.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, then offer a short prayer asking Kṛṣṇa to dispel the darkness in your heart.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s illuminating Mucukunda’s heart deepen your understanding of His light?
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.