Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Names and Activities Are Limitless
“The Supreme Lord said: My dear friend, I have taken thousands of births, lived thousands of lives and accepted thousands of names. In fact My births, activities and names are limitless, and thus even I cannot count them.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord warmly addresses Mucukunda as His dear friend.
- He says that He has taken thousands of births, lived thousands of lives and accepted thousands of names.
- His births, activities and names are actually limitless; He says that even He cannot count them.
Try this today
Say Kṛṣṇa’s name with devotion, remembering that the Supreme Lord’s names and activities are limitless.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s description challenge the idea that His activities can be fully counted?
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.