Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.37
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Disappearance Fulfills His Own Desires
“Therefore, O Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, please kill this sinful hunter of animals immediately so he may not again commit such offenses against saintly persons.”
What the purport teaches
- Jarā begs the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha to kill him so that he will not again offend saintly persons. His plea expresses deep remorse.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the Yadu battle and the hunter’s attack are activities of the Lord’s internal potency, fulfilling His pastime desires.
- The purport points out how unlikely ordinary deer hunting would be at the scene of such a vast battle. The dynasty’s withdrawal and Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance were not material historical events, but His internal potency winding up His manifest pastimes.
Try this today
Reread the purport’s final sentence and reflect on the Lord’s internal potency.
Ask yourself
How does this explanation help me avoid viewing Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance as an ordinary material event?
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.