Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.71.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEagerness Needs Informed Judgment
“The invincible King Jarāsandha is as strong as ten thousand elephants. Indeed, other powerful warriors cannot defeat him. Only Bhīma is equal to him in strength.”
What the purport teaches
- Jarāsandha was as strong as ten thousand elephants. Other powerful warriors could not defeat him; only Bhīma equaled his strength.
- The Yādavas were extremely eager to kill Jarāsandha. Uddhava cautioned them that his death could come only at Bhīma’s hand.
- Uddhava had deduced this from the Jyotīr-rāga and other astrological scriptures learned from his teacher Bṛhaspati.
Try this today
Before starting one difficult task today, pause to consider whether your eagerness needs better guidance.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to receive informed caution when I am eager to act?
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.