Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.78.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Sages Seek to Preserve Every Truth
“The sages said: Please see to it, O Rāma, that Your power and that of Your kuśa weapon, as well as our promise and Romaharṣaṇa’s death, all remain intact.”
What the purport teaches
- The sages asked Rāma to ensure that His power and the power of His kuśa weapon remained intact.
- They also asked that their promise remain true.
- They wanted Romaharṣaṇa’s death to remain intact as well, and entrusted the arrangement to the Lord.
Try this today
Identify one difficult commitment and write down what must remain true in any solution.
Ask yourself
When commitments seem difficult to reconcile, do I seek a solution that preserves truth?
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.