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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.72.41

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

The Lord Gives an Infallible Sign

“Having determined how to kill the enemy, that Lord of infallible vision made a sign to Bhīma by tearing in half a small branch of a tree.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.41, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord determined how to kill the enemy.
  • He is described as the Lord of infallible vision.
  • He communicated His direction to Bhīma by tearing a small tree branch in half.

Try this today

Read the verse slowly, pausing over “infallible vision” to reflect on the reliability of the Lord’s guidance.

Ask yourself

What does the description “Lord of infallible vision” invite you to appreciate about Kṛṣṇa?

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.

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