Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.59.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Breaks Through Every Fortification
“With His club the Lord broke through the rock fortifications; with His arrows, the weapon fortifications; with His disc, the fire, water and wind fortifications; and with His sword, the mura-pāśa cables.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord broke through the rock fortifications with His club and the weapon fortifications with His arrows.
- He broke through the fire, water and wind fortifications with His disc.
- He cut the mura-pāśa cables with His sword. None of these defenses stopped His advance.
Try this today
Read the verse once slowly, noticing how each fortification gives way before the Lord.
Ask yourself
What does the failure of these many defenses reveal about the Lord’s power?
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.