Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.49
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHearing and Chanting Are Devotional Worship
“Every part of Their bodies, from Their feet to the top of Their heads, was fully decorated with fresh, tender garlands of tulasī leaves offered by devotees engaged in worshiping the Lord by the greatest pious activities, namely hearing and chanting.”
What the purport teaches
- The Viṣṇu forms were decorated from feet to head with fresh, tender garlands of tulasī leaves offered by devotees.
- These worshipers had performed pious activities for many births and were constantly engaged in devotional service, including hearing and chanting.
- Bhakti, or devotional service, is the engagement of those who have performed highly developed pious activities. The translation calls hearing and chanting the greatest pious activities.
Try this today
Set aside two minutes today to read this translation aloud and listen attentively as an act of devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can you give hearing and chanting a more attentive place in your day?
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.