Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAsk Kṛṣṇa to Remove Doubt
“O lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa, O omniscient Lord, kindly cut this great doubt out of my heart with Your own words, which exhibit Your great skill in reasoning.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Uddhava openly brings his great doubt before lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa, the omniscient Lord.
- He asks the Lord to cut this doubt from his heart through His own words, which are expert in reasoning.
- His request is specific: he wants Kṛṣṇa to clearly demonstrate the difference between the material body and the spirit soul.
Try this today
Write down one such doubt and offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa for clear understanding.
Ask yourself
What doubt about the body and soul would I like to bring honestly before Kṛṣṇa?
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.