Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.37
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesNo Counting Can Exhaust the Lord’s Glories
“After many lifetimes someone might count the dust particles on the earth, but no one can ever finish counting My qualities, activities, names and births.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord says that someone might count the earth’s dust particles after many lifetimes.
- Yet no one can ever finish counting His qualities, activities, names and births.
- The comparison emphasizes that even such an immense counting effort cannot exhaust His glories.
Try this today
Reflect on one quality or activity of the Lord described in these notes, without trying to grasp all His glories.
Ask yourself
How might this comparison help you approach learning about the Lord with humility?
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.