Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.31.6
Nirodha· Winding upKṛṣṇa’s Eternal Body Cannot Be Burned
“Without employing the mystic āgneyī meditation to burn up His transcendental body, which is the all-attractive resting place of all the worlds and the object of all contemplation and meditation, Lord Kṛṣṇa entered into His own abode.”
What the purport teaches
- Unlike conditioned yogīs and demigods, Lord Kṛṣṇa did not burn His body through āgneyī meditation. He entered His own abode directly.
- His eternal, spiritual body is the source of all existence and of pleasure for the entire universe.
- Meditation on the Lord’s body brings all auspiciousness and liberates yogīs. His purely spiritual form cannot be burned by mystic fire or any other fire.
Try this today
Spend one minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s form as spiritual, all-attractive and beyond destruction.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa’s body is eternal and spiritual shape your meditation on Him?
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.