Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.56.2
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAsk Questions to Understand
“Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O brāhmaṇa, what did King Satrājit do to offend Lord Kṛṣṇa? Where did he get the Syamantaka jewel, and why did he give his daughter to the Supreme Lord?”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit asked what Satrājit had done to offend Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- He also wanted to know where Satrājit had obtained the Syamantaka jewel.
- He asked why Satrājit gave his daughter to Kṛṣṇa, whom he recognized as the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Write down one question about this account and keep it in mind as you read.
Ask yourself
What question would help me understand this account of the Supreme Lord more clearly?
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.