Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.57.41
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesReject the Habit of Faultfinding
“After the almighty Lord had shown the Syamantaka jewel to His relatives, thus dispelling the false accusations against Him, He returned it to Akrūra.”
What the purport teaches
- The almighty Lord showed the Syamantaka jewel to His relatives, dispelling the false accusations against Him. He then returned it to Akrūra.
- For the second time, the jewel itself cleared doubts about the Lord’s reputation. Kṛṣṇa again established His integrity in Dvārakā.
- Even when Kṛṣṇa descends to this world, His peers tend to criticize Him. The purport explains that the material world is infected with faultfinding, an undesirable quality demonstrated in this chapter.
Try this today
Refrain from repeating one unverified criticism today.
Ask yourself
Am I accepting or repeating an accusation without knowing whether it is true?
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.