Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.58.30
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEnmity Can Obstruct Attraction to Kṛṣṇa
“Vindya and Anuvindya, who shared the throne of Avantī, were followers of Duryodhana’s. When the time came for their sister [Mitravindā] to select her husband in the svayaṁvara ceremony, they forbade her to choose Kṛṣṇa, although she was attracted to Him.”
What the purport teaches
- Vindya and Anuvindya shared the throne of Avantī and were followers of Duryodhana.
- Their sister Mitravindā was attracted to Kṛṣṇa, but they forbade her to choose Him at her svayaṁvara ceremony.
- The purport explains that enmity between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas was intense. Friendship with Duryodhana led her brothers to oppose her choice.
Try this today
Offer one encouraging word to someone seeking to serve Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Do my loyalties or dislikes ever make me unsupportive of another person’s attraction to Kṛṣṇa?
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.