Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.66.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBoasting Cannot Overcome the Supreme Lord
“With His arrows, Lord Kṛṣṇa similarly severed Kāśirāja’s head from his body, sending it flying into Kāśī city like a lotus flower thrown by the wind.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa severed Kāśirāja’s head with His arrows and sent it into Kāśī, like a lotus flower carried by the wind.
- The King had promised the citizens that he would bring the enemy’s head into the city. His queens had also boasted that he would bring the head of the Lord of Dvārakā.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the Supreme Lord sent the King’s own head into the city to astonish its inhabitants.
Try this today
Before making a boast today, pause and choose modest, truthful words instead.
Ask yourself
What does the reversal of the King’s boast teach me about pride before 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.