Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Disturbing Signs Were Kṛṣṇa’s Arrangement
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having observed many disturbing signs in the sky, on the earth and in outer space, Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the Yadus assembled in the Sudharmā council hall as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa observed disturbing signs in the sky, on the earth and in outer space. He then addressed the Yadus gathered in the Sudharmā council hall.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī describes a halo around the sun, small earthquakes and an unnatural redness on the horizon.
- These omens could not be counteracted because Lord Kṛṣṇa had personally arranged them.
Try this today
Read this verse once slowly, noting that these particular omens were personally arranged by Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does the purport change your understanding of these disturbing signs?
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.