Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.70.24
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKings Imprisoned for Refusing Submission
“Twenty thousand kings who had refused to submit absolutely to Jarāsandha during his world conquest had been forcibly imprisoned by him in the fortress named Girivraja.”
What the purport teaches
- Twenty thousand kings refused complete submission to Jarāsandha during his world conquest. He forcibly imprisoned them in the fortress named Girivraja.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that they refused to pay tribute and accept other forms of submission.
- The purport mentions an account in the Mahābhārata and other literatures: Jarāsandha desired to offer the lives of one hundred thousand kings in sacrifice to Mahā-bhairava.
Try this today
Take a moment today to reflect on the suffering of these forcibly imprisoned kings.
Ask yourself
What does the kings’ imprisonment reveal about the danger of demanding absolute submission from others?
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.