Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.14.51
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDiti Finds Joy in Divine Mercy
“The sage Maitreya said: Hearing that her grandson would be a great devotee and that her sons would be killed by Kṛṣṇa, Diti was highly pleased in mind.”
What the purport teaches
- Diti had been distressed that her sons would become demons and fight with the Lord. Hearing that her grandson would be a great devotee and her sons would be killed by Kṛṣṇa pleased her beyond her expectations.
- She understood that being killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is great fortune. A demon killed by Him attains the result of liberation otherwise reached after many births of penance and austerity.
- Because the Lord is absolute, His acts of violence and nonviolence are on the same absolute platform. They must not be equated with mundane violence and nonviolence.
Try this today
Take one minute today to appreciate the blessing of devotional service rather than a temporary material gain.
Ask yourself
What does Diti’s joy reveal about the value of devotion and the Lord’s mercy?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.