Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.18
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Names Those Who Hate Him
“Kings like Śiśupāla, Śālva, Jarāsandha and Dantavakra all hate Me, O beautiful-thighed one, and so does your elder brother Rukmī.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa says that kings such as Śiśupāla, Śālva, Jarāsandha and Dantavakra hate Him.
- He includes His wife’s elder brother, Rukmī, among those who hate Him.
- Even while speaking of this hostility, Kṛṣṇa addresses His wife as the beautiful-thighed one.
Try this today
Reread the verse slowly, noticing both the kings’ hostility and Kṛṣṇa’s personal address to His wife.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about the contrast between the hostility Kṛṣṇa describes and His address to His wife?
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.