Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.89.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAn Anxious Father Pleads for Protection
“When the wife of the elevated brāhmaṇa was again about to give birth, he went to Arjuna in great anxiety and begged him, “Please, please protect my child from death!””
What the purport teaches
- As the brāhmaṇa’s wife is again about to give birth, he goes to Arjuna.
- Although described as elevated, the brāhmaṇa is filled with anxiety for his child.
- His repeated plea, “Please, please,” expresses his urgent desire that Arjuna protect the child from death.
Try this today
Give an anxious person a few minutes of patient listening without dismissing their concern.
Ask yourself
How attentively do I listen when someone expresses deep anxiety?
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.