Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.6.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Unlimited Lord Fulfills Their Request
“Lord Brahmā said: My dear Lord, previously we requested You to remove the burden of the earth. O unlimited Personality of Godhead, that request has certainly been fulfilled.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā acknowledges that the Lord has fulfilled the demigods’ request to remove the burden of the earth.
- The demigods had requested Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu to descend. Brahmā nevertheless speaks of that request as having been made to Kṛṣṇa.
- Brahmā addresses Kṛṣṇa as the unlimited Personality of Godhead. All plenary expansions of Viṣṇu emanate from Him.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer of gratitude to Kṛṣṇa for fulfilling the request to relieve the earth’s burden.
Ask yourself
What does Brahmā’s acknowledgment teach me about Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited position?
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.