Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.66.9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFalse Shelter Ends in Disgrace
“When you lie dead, O fool, your face covered by vultures, herons and vaṭa birds, you will become the shelter of dogs.”
What the purport teaches
- Pauṇḍraka had foolishly demanded that the Supreme Lord come to him for shelter.
- Kṛṣṇa replied that Pauṇḍraka would instead become shelter for dogs that would eat his dead body.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that, after Kṛṣṇa’s disc severed his head, Pauṇḍraka would be at the mercy of meat-eating birds rather than sheltering the Lord.
Try this today
Reflect briefly on Pauṇḍraka’s failed claim to offer shelter, and humbly ask Kṛṣṇa for shelter.
Ask yourself
What does the collapse of Pauṇḍraka’s claim teach me about false pride?
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.