Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.26
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Supreme Lord Pleases Both Devotees
“Wanting to please them both, the Lord accepted both their invitations. Thus He simultaneously went to both homes, and neither could see Him entering the other’s house.”
What the purport teaches
- Wanting to please both devotees, Kṛṣṇa accepted both invitations and entered both homes simultaneously.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that He manifested duplicate forms, along with the sages. Each host thought the Lord had come only to his house.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda calls this an opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, described as vaibhava-prakāśa.
Try this today
Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s kindness in accepting both devotees’ invitations.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s wish to please both devotees strengthen my desire to serve Him?
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.