Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.8.2
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Ganges Is Sanctified by the Lord
“Having lamented over them and sufficiently offered Ganges water, they bathed in the Ganges, whose water is sanctified due to being mixed with the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- The family lamented for their departed relatives. They also sufficiently offered Ganges water for them.
- After offering the water, they bathed together in the Ganges.
- The Ganges water is sanctified by being mixed with the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet. Its sacredness is connected with the Lord.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, giving special attention to the Lord’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
What does this verse teach you about the source of the Ganges’ sacredness?
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.