Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.72.39
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBhīmasena Admits His Limit to Kṛṣṇa
“As they thus fought, this contest between opponents of equal training, strength and stamina reached no conclusion. And so they kept on fighting, O King, without any letup.”
What the purport teaches
- The opponents were equal in training, strength and stamina, so their contest reached no conclusion.
- The purport describes how they fought by day and lived as friends in Jarāsandha’s palace at night. They continued this way for twenty-seven days.
- On the twenty-eighth day, Bhīmasena frankly told Kṛṣṇa that he could not conquer Jarāsandha.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment to tell Kṛṣṇa honestly about one difficulty you cannot overcome on your own.
Ask yourself
Can you acknowledge your limitations before Kṛṣṇa as frankly as Bhīmasena did?
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.