Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.16.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPerfection Through Devotional Worship
“Please tell me of the perfections that great sages achieve by worshiping You with devotion. Also, kindly explain which of Your different forms they worship.”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava asks about the perfections great sages achieve by worshiping the Lord with devotion.
- The Lord’s spiritual opulences consist primarily of His viṣṇu-tattva expansions, such as Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
- Worshiping different plenary expansions of the Lord brings particular perfections. Uddhava wishes to understand these forms and the results of worshiping Them.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question about the Lord’s forms and their devotional worship.
Ask yourself
What would you like to understand more clearly about devotional worship of the Lord?
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.