Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.2.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesReceive Devotees With Humility and Love
“Overwhelmed by transcendental joy, the King humbly bowed his head and then proceeded to question the nine sages. These nine great souls glowed with their own effulgence and thus appeared equal to the four Kumāras, the sons of Lord Brahmā.”
What the purport teaches
- Overwhelmed by transcendental joy, Nimi humbly bowed his head and questioned the nine sages. Receiving exalted Vaiṣṇavas with love and reverence is proper spiritual etiquette.
- The sages glowed with their own spiritual effulgence, not because of ornaments. As completely Kṛṣṇa conscious souls, they naturally radiated the light of the soul.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original source of all light, and the individual soul is His self-effulgent part and parcel. The nine sages stood on the same spiritual platform as the four Kumāras.
Try this today
Prepare one sincere spiritual question, and resolve to listen respectfully when you have an opportunity to ask it.
Ask yourself
How can I bring more humility and reverence to the way I ask spiritual questions?
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.