Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.6.29
Nirodha· Winding upThe Lord’s Devotees Appear Transcendentally
“At the end of the millennium, when the Personality of Godhead, Lord Nārāyaṇa, lay down within the water of devastation, Brahmā began to enter into Him along with all creative elements, and I also entered through His breathing.”
What the purport teaches
- At the end of the millennium, Lord Nārāyaṇa lay within the waters of devastation. Brahmā entered Him with the creative elements, and Nārada entered through His breathing.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, has transcendental birth and activities. Nārada’s appearance as Brahmā’s son is likewise a transcendental pastime, not an ordinary material birth.
- The Lord and His liberated devotees belong to the same category of transcendence. As spiritual entities, they are simultaneously one and different.
Try this today
Reread the purport and note how it distinguishes Nārada’s appearance from ordinary material birth.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching change my understanding of Nārada’s appearance and disappearance?
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.