Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.56.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Is Not an Ordinary Person
“Unaware of His true position and thinking Him an ordinary man, Jāmbavān angrily began fighting with the Supreme Lord, his master.”
What the purport teaches
- Jāmbavān fought with the Supreme Lord, his own master, because he did not understand His true position.
- The purport warns that translating references to Lord Kṛṣṇa through materialistic conceptions misrepresents the Godhead.
- Kṛṣṇa is not a mundane person. He is puruṣottama, the ultimate transcendental person.
Try this today
Before reading today, remind yourself: “Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate transcendental person, my master.”
Ask yourself
Do I approach Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Lord or think of Him as an ordinary person?
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.