Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.45
Mukti· LiberationŚiśupāla Returns to His Master
“An effulgent light rose from Śiśupāla’s body and, as everyone watched, entered Lord Kṛṣṇa just like a meteor falling from the sky to the earth.”
What the purport teaches
- Everyone watched an effulgent light rise from Śiśupāla’s body and enter Lord Kṛṣṇa, like a meteor falling to earth.
- The ācāryas explain that Śiśupāla was an eternal associate of the Lord playing the part of a belligerent demon.
- Most observers saw what appeared to be impersonal liberation into Kṛṣṇa’s bodily effulgence. In fact, Śiśupāla returned to the side of his master, the Supreme Lord of the spiritual world.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer expressing your wish to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa personally.
Ask yourself
How does the explanation of Śiśupāla’s return deepen my appreciation of a personal relationship with the Lord?
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.