Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.66.8
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Rejects the Pretender’s Demands
“The Personality of Godhead, after enjoying the jokes of the assembly, told the messenger [to relay a message to his master:] “You fool, I will indeed let loose the weapons you boast of in this way.”
What the purport teaches
- After enjoying the assembly’s joking, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave His reply to the messenger.
- The word utsrakṣye can mean to abandon or to hurl. Kṛṣṇa would not abandon His weapons; He would let them loose on the battlefield.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa refused Pauṇḍraka’s instructions and would destroy him and his foolish associates, a society of cheaters and the cheated.
Try this today
Offer one short prayer with a desire to serve Kṛṣṇa rather than direct Him.
Ask yourself
Do I approach Kṛṣṇa with a wish to serve, or with demands He should obey?
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.