Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.11.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesNo One Is Alien to the Lord
“The almighty Lord greeted everyone present by bowing His head, exchanging greetings, embracing, shaking hands, looking and smiling, giving assurances and awarding benedictions, even to the lowest in rank.”
What the purport teaches
- The almighty Lord greeted everyone appropriately, from the highest to the lowest in social rank. His greetings included embraces, smiles, encouragement and benedictions.
- All living beings are separated parts and parcels of the Lord. Despite their different material conditions, He is equally affectionate to all.
- The Lord descends to recall materialistic living beings to His kingdom. No one is rejected; it remains for each living being to accept His invitation.
Try this today
Greet someone you might ordinarily overlook with sincere respect, remembering their eternal relation with the Lord.
Ask yourself
Does my treatment of others reflect that no one is alien to the Lord?
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.