Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.31.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFix the Mind on the Supreme Lord
“Seeing before Him Brahmā, the grandfather of the universe, along with the other demigods, who are all His personal and powerful expansions, the Almighty Lord closed His lotus eyes, fixing His mind within Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā and the other demigods are Lord Kṛṣṇa’s powerful expansions. The Lord had descended in answer to their prayers for protection.
- Each demigod wanted to take the Lord to his own planet. To avoid these many social obligations, Kṛṣṇa closed His eyes as if absorbed in samādhi.
- The Lord also instructed yogīs to leave this world without attachment to mystic opulences. At departure, one should fix the mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Set aside one minute today to turn your attention away from your accomplishments and toward Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What attachment distracts you from fixing your mind on Kṛṣṇa?
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.