Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAsk How to Worship the Lord
“King Nimi inquired: In what colors and forms does the Supreme Personality of Godhead appear in each of the different ages, and with what names and by what types of regulative principles is the Lord worshiped in human society?”
What the purport teaches
- King Nimi asks about the Supreme Lord’s colors, forms and names in the different ages. He also asks which regulative principles guide His worship.
- The purport explains that human life is spoiled without surrender to the Supreme Lord and loving devotional service.
- The King therefore seeks specific details about worship. Devotional service is the practical means of delivering the conditioned soul.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question about how to engage in the Lord’s loving devotional service.
Ask yourself
What specific question about worship would help me serve the Lord more attentively?
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.