Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.39.46-48
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBehold the Supreme Lord’s Peaceful Beauty
“Akrūra then saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead lying peacefully on the lap of Lord Ananta Śeṣa. The complexion of that Supreme Person was like a dark-blue cloud. He wore yellow garments and had four arms and reddish lotus-petal eyes. His face looked attractive and cheerful with its smiling, endearing glance and lovely eyebrows, its raised nose and finely formed ears, and its beautiful cheeks and reddish lips. The Lord’s broad shoulders and expansive chest were beautiful, and His arms long and stout. His neck resembled a conchshell, His navel was deep, and His abdomen bore lines like those on a banyan leaf.”
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead lying peacefully on the lap of Lord Ananta Śeṣa.
- The Lord’s complexion was like a dark-blue cloud. He wore yellow garments and had four arms and reddish lotus-petal eyes.
- His face was cheerful, with a smiling, endearing glance. His broad shoulders, expansive chest, long arms and conchshell-like neck were beautiful.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute remembering the Lord’s smiling glance as described here.
Ask yourself
Which detail of the Lord’s peaceful, beautiful form draws your attention most?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.