Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.48
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Remains Present for His Devotees
“Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is He who is known as jana-nivāsa, the ultimate resort of all living entities, and who is also known as Devakīnandana or Yaśodā-nandana, the son of Devakī and Yaśodā. He is the guide of the Yadu dynasty, and with His mighty arms He kills everything inauspicious, as well as every man who is impious. By His presence He destroys all things inauspicious for all living entities, moving and inert. His blissful smiling face always increases the lusty desires of the gopīs of Vṛndāvana. May He be all glorious and happy!”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is eternally present in His holy abode, His name and the recitation of His glories. This assurance consoles those who lament that His intimate pastimes are no longer manifest before them.
- Although known as the son of Devakī, Kṛṣṇa is the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead, present in everyone’s heart as Paramātmā. His presence in all hearts does not remove His separate personal existence.
- Kṛṣṇa descended especially to give pleasure to His pure devotees, and He personally killed demons to grant them salvation. By protecting His devotees, He established the real religious principle—love of God—and delivered even plants and animals who saw and served Him.
Try this today
Read this verse aloud as an act of devotional service, remembering that Kṛṣṇa is present in the recitation of His glories.
Ask yourself
How can remembering Kṛṣṇa’s continuing presence make my devotional service more personal?
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.