Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.77.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFull Knowledge Within a Humanlike Pastime
“By nature Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in knowledge, and He possesses unlimited powers of perception. Yet for a moment, out of great affection for His loved ones, He remained absorbed in the mood of an ordinary human being. He soon recalled, however, that this was all a demoniac illusion engineered by Maya Dānava and employed by Śālva.”
What the purport teaches
- By nature, Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in knowledge and possesses unlimited powers of perception.
- Out of great affection for His loved ones, He remained briefly absorbed in the mood of an ordinary human being.
- He soon recalled that the scene was a demoniac illusion engineered by Maya Dānava and employed by Śālva.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on the verse’s statement that Kṛṣṇa is full in knowledge and unlimited in perception.
Ask yourself
How does the opening statement about Kṛṣṇa’s knowledge guide your reading of His humanlike mood?
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.