Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Protects His Devotees Within
“Yes, my Lord Urukrama, You lay down within the ocean as if afraid of the material modes, and thus in pure consciousness You appear within the heart as the Supersoul. You are always battling against the foolish material senses, and indeed even Your servants reject the privilege of royal dominion, which leads to the blindness of ignorance.”
What the purport teaches
- The material modes impel living beings to act. Kṛṣṇa remains within His devotees’ hearts as the omniscient Supersoul, protecting them from entanglement in sense gratification.
- The Supreme Lord helps His devotees struggle for spiritual purity. When they become free of unwanted material habits, He reveals Himself and their eternal loving relationship becomes firmly established.
- Political supremacy often leads to darkness and blindness, so even the Lord’s servants avoid power politics. The Lord Himself is fully satisfied in His own spiritual bliss.
Try this today
Pause before indulging one unwanted habit today and pray to Kṛṣṇa within your heart for help.
Ask yourself
Which unwanted habit would I like Kṛṣṇa’s help to overcome?
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.