Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.32
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Supreme Lord Cuts Down Resistance
“As Bāṇa continued hurling weapons at Him, the Supreme Lord began using His razor-sharp cakra to cut off Bāṇāsura’s arms as if they were tree branches.”
What the purport teaches
- Bāṇa continued hurling weapons at the Supreme Lord.
- The Lord used His razor-sharp cakra to cut off Bāṇāsura’s arms.
- The translation compares those arms to tree branches, showing the ease with which the Lord cut them off.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to use your strength in service to Kṛṣṇa rather than in opposition to Him.
Ask yourself
How does this scene challenge confidence in strength used to oppose the Supreme Lord?
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.