Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations
“In Dvāpara-yuga the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears with a dark blue complexion, wearing yellow garments. The Lord’s transcendental body is marked in this incarnation with Śrīvatsa and other distinctive ornaments, and He manifests His personal weapons.”
What the purport teaches
- In Dvāpara-yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears with a complexion like a dark blue flower and wears yellow garments. He displays His personal transcendental weapons, such as the Sudarśana cakra.
- His limbs bear auspicious symbols, including a lotus flower and a flag. His chest displays the Kaustubha jewel and Śrīvatsa, an auspicious whorl of hair.
- These marks and weapons are present in all viṣṇu-tattva incarnations. They indicate the Kṛṣṇa avatāra, because Kṛṣṇa is the source of all incarnations and their characteristics are found in His transcendental body.
Try this today
Spend a minute remembering the Lord’s dark blue complexion, yellow garments and auspicious chest marks.
Ask yourself
How does this description deepen your understanding of Kṛṣṇa as the source of all incarnations?
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.