Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.9.6
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemember Kṛṣṇa’s Childlike Anger
“Being very angry and biting His reddish lips with His teeth, Kṛṣṇa, with false tears in His eyes, broke the container of yogurt with a piece of stone. Then He entered a room and began to eat the freshly churned butter in a solitary place.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa became very angry and bit His reddish lips with His teeth. Like an angry child, He had false tears in His eyes.
- He broke the yogurt container with a piece of stone. The purport describes this as part of His childlike behavior.
- Kṛṣṇa then entered a room and ate freshly churned butter in a solitary place.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, then recall its three actions: biting His lips, breaking the pot and eating butter.
Ask yourself
Which detail helps you remember Kṛṣṇa’s childlike activities most clearly?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.