Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.67.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Playful Supreme Power
“The angry ape then released a rain of stones upon Lord Balarāma, but the wielder of the club easily pulverized them all.”
What the purport teaches
- When no trees remained, angry Dvivida hurled large stones from the hills at Lord Balarāma like rainfall.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda describes Balarāma in a great sporting mood, smashing the large stones into mere pebbles.
- The purport explains that the sporting propensity exists originally in the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord playfully pulverized Dvivida’s deadly boulders.
Try this today
Spend a minute appreciating the Lord’s playful power as an act of devotion.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s effortless playfulness deepen my appreciation of His power?
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.