Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.37
Sthāna· The universe in orderHear About Kṛṣṇa from Recognized Authorities
“Your current descent into the material realm, O Lord of unrestricted power, is meant for upholding the principles of justice and benefiting the entire universe. We demigods, each depending on Your grace and authority, develop the seven planetary systems.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa descends to uphold justice and benefit the entire universe. The demigods develop the seven planetary systems by His grace and authority.
- Although Kṛṣṇa appears with a humanlike body, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Out of causeless mercy, He appears in a form visible to our mundane eyes.
- To understand Śrī Kṛṣṇa, we must hear from recognized authorities in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. These include Kṛṣṇa Himself in the Bhagavad-gītā and Lord Śiva, a recognized Vaiṣṇava authority.
Try this today
Read this prayer of Lord Śiva again, attending to what it teaches about Kṛṣṇa’s authority and mercy.
Ask yourself
Whose guidance am I accepting as I try to understand Kṛṣṇa?
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.