Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.27
Mukti· LiberationHonor the Lord’s Weapons and Ornaments
“One should worship, in order, the Lord’s Sudarśana disc, His Pāñcajanya conchshell, His club, sword, bow, arrows and plow, His muṣala weapon, His Kaustubha gem, His flower garland and the Śrīvatsa curl of hair on His chest.”
What the purport teaches
- The worshiper should honor the Lord’s Sudarśana disc and Pāñcajanya conchshell first.
- The sequence continues with His club, sword, bow, arrows, plow and muṣala weapon.
- His Kaustubha gem, flower garland and Śrīvatsa curl of hair are also worshiped. These items are honored in the stated order.
Try this today
Read the list aloud once, carefully noting Sudarśana, Pāñcajanya, Kaustubha and Śrīvatsa.
Ask yourself
Which of the Lord’s weapons or ornaments can I now recognize by name?
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.