Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.45.19
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRenewed by Beholding Mukunda
“Even the most elderly inhabitants of the city appeared youthful, full of strength and vitality, for with their eyes they constantly drank the elixir of Lord Mukunda’s lotus face.”
What the purport teaches
- Even the most elderly inhabitants of the city appeared youthful.
- They were full of strength and vitality through constantly beholding Lord Mukunda’s lotus face.
- The verse describes their seeing as drinking an elixir with their eyes, emphasizing the sweetness of beholding the Lord.
Try this today
Read this verse twice today, lingering on its description of Lord Mukunda’s lotus face.
Ask yourself
What does the image of drinking the elixir of Mukunda’s face invite you to appreciate?
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.