Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.66.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPauṇḍraka Falls Before the Lord
“Having thus derided Pauṇḍraka, Lord Kṛṣṇa destroyed his chariot with His sharp arrows. The Lord then cut off his head with the Sudarśana disc, just as Lord Indra lops off a mountain peak with his thunderbolt weapon.”
What the purport teaches
- After deriding Pauṇḍraka, Lord Kṛṣṇa destroyed his chariot with sharp arrows.
- Kṛṣṇa then cut off Pauṇḍraka’s head with the Sudarśana disc.
- The verse compares this act to Lord Indra cutting off a mountain peak with his thunderbolt weapon.
Try this today
Read the verse once more, then offer a brief prayer to serve Kṛṣṇa rather than imitate Him.
Ask yourself
How does Pauṇḍraka’s defeat clarify the difference between the Lord and His imitator?
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.