Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Responds Impartially to Everyone
“With various intentions, You perform pastimes to maintain the demigods, the saintly persons and the codes of religion for this world. By these pastimes You also kill those who stray from the right path and live by violence. Indeed, your present incarnation is meant to relieve the earth’s burden.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord maintains the demigods, saintly persons and religious principles through His pastimes. His present incarnation relieves the earth’s burden.
- The demigods serve as cosmic administrators, while sages illuminate the path of self-realization through teaching and example. Both are dedicated to the Supreme Lord’s will.
- Kṛṣṇa is impartial, yet responds appropriately to each being’s actions. He is a friend to those who serve Him in devotion and vanquishes those who live by violence.
Try this today
Choose one interaction today in which you will avoid harming another person through your words or actions.
Ask yourself
How can my actions today express a willingness to serve the Lord’s will?
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.