Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Departs by His Own Will
“King Parīkṣit said: After the great devotee Uddhava left for the forest, what did the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the protector of all living beings, do in the city of Dvārakā?”
What the purport teaches
- After Uddhava left for the forest, Parīkṣit Mahārāja asked what the Supreme Personality of Godhead did in Dvārakā. His question concerns the Yadu dynasty’s destruction and Kṛṣṇa’s return to the spiritual sky.
- Although Kṛṣṇa appeared to react to the brāhmaṇas’ curse, no one can actually curse Him. He was playing the part of an ordinary member of the Yadu dynasty.
- Kṛṣṇa’s departure with the Yadu dynasty demonstrated His internal potency and personal will. No one can challenge His supreme potency.
Try this today
Read the translation again, pausing to remember Kṛṣṇa as the protector of all living beings.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa acts by His own will shape your understanding of His departure?
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.