Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHear the Lord’s Message and Respond
“While in trance, Lord Brahmā heard the words of Lord Viṣṇu vibrating in the sky. Thus he told the demigods: O demigods, hear from me the order of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Supreme Person, and execute it attentively without delay.”
What the purport teaches
- While in trance, Lord Brahmā heard Lord Viṣṇu’s words through his heart, although the Lord remained invisible to him.
- Brahmā carried the Lord’s message to the demigods. He asked them to hear attentively and carry out the order without delay.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead mercifully becomes visible to people when He descends to earth. To regard Kṛṣṇa as an ordinary historical person is to neglect this causeless mercy.
Try this today
Reread the translation attentively, noticing Brahmā’s call to hear and act without delay.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing Kṛṣṇa’s mercy change the way you receive His instructions?
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.