Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.65.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Challenges Willful Disrespect
“[Lord Balarāma said:] O sinful one disrespecting Me, you do not come when I call you but rather move only by your own whim. Therefore with the tip of My plow I shall bring you here in a hundred streams!”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma rebuked the Yamunā for disrespecting Him and failing to come when called.
- He described her as moving only by her own whim rather than responding to His command.
- He declared that He would bring her near in a hundred streams with the tip of His plow.
Try this today
Before one devotional activity today, pause and choose to do it attentively rather than according to your passing mood.
Ask yourself
When does following my own whim interfere with my willingness to serve the 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.