Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.1.19
Ūti· What drives us to actKṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Brahman
“Although these two men — Śiśupāla and Dantavakra — repeatedly blasphemed the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu [Kṛṣṇa], the Supreme Brahman, they were quite healthy. Indeed, their tongues were not attacked by white leprosy, nor did they enter the darkest region of hellish life. We are certainly most surprised by this.”
What the purport teaches
- Śiśupāla and Dantavakra repeatedly blasphemed the Supreme Lord, yet remained healthy and did not enter the darkest hellish region. This caused great surprise.
- The purport confirms that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode and purifier.
- Kṛṣṇa is the cause of Viṣṇu and Brahman, not their effect. Therefore He is Parabrahman, the Supreme Brahman.
Try this today
Read aloud once with attention: “Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode and purifier.”
Ask yourself
Do I understand Kṛṣṇa as the source of Brahman, rather than as coming from Brahman?
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.