Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.78.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Checks the Furious Advance
“Seeing Dantavakra approach, Lord Kṛṣṇa quickly picked up His club, jumped down from His chariot and stopped His advancing opponent just as the shore holds back the ocean.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing Dantavakra approach, Lord Kṛṣṇa quickly took up His club and jumped down from His chariot.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Dantavakra’s heroic march was immediately stopped when Kṛṣṇa appeared before him.
- The Lord checked His opponent just as the beach stops the great, furious waves of the ocean.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly once, then spend a moment remembering how firmly Kṛṣṇa stopped Dantavakra.
Ask yourself
What does the image of the shore holding back the ocean help me 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.