Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.11.9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Illuminates Our Understanding
“O lotus-eyed Lord, whenever You go away to Mathurā-Vṛndāvana or Hastināpura to meet Your friends and relatives, every moment of Your absence seems like millions of years. O infallible one, at that time our eyes become useless, as if bereft of sun.”
What the purport teaches
- Our material senses are not independently reliable; they work only under certain conditions. Eyes, for example, need light to see.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the primeval Lord and Supreme Truth, is compared to the sun. Without Him, our knowledge is false or partial and covered by illusion.
- The Lord’s light allows devotees to see everything in its true perspective. By His grace, they can understand themselves, the Lord and His energies.
Try this today
Before forming one judgment today, pause and remember that true understanding depends on Kṛṣṇa’s light and grace.
Ask yourself
Where might I be relying too confidently on my limited senses and knowledge?
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.