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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.31

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

The Supreme Lord’s Endeavor Never Fails

“The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose endeavor never fails, begot ten sons in each of His many wives.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.90.31, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, whose endeavor never fails.
  • He begot ten sons in each of His many wives.
  • The purport gives the total as 161,080 sons and adds that He also had a daughter by each wife.

Try this today

Pause today to remember Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose endeavor never fails.

Ask yourself

How does remembering that Kṛṣṇa’s endeavor never fails affect your trust in 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.

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