Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.7.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Supreme Lord Plays as a Child
“Please describe other pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality, who appeared on this planet earth, imitating a human child and performing wonderful activities like killing Pūtanā.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit wanted to hear more about Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful childhood pastimes. Although He played as a human child, Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Lord appears in different planets and universes and exhibits His unlimited potency according to those places. A child killing the gigantic Pūtanā was extremely wonderful to the inhabitants of this planet.
- Kṛṣṇa’s appearance here like a human being makes us more fortunate than the demigods in the higher planets. This opportunity made Mahārāja Parīkṣit very eager to hear about Him.
Try this today
Reread this translation slowly, remembering that the child Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How might appreciating the opportunity to hear about Kṛṣṇa deepen my interest?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.