Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesMany Names Glorify the One Supreme Lord
“In Satya-yuga the Lord is glorified by the names Haṁsa, Suparṇa, Vaikuṇṭha, Dharma, Yogeśvara, Amala, Īśvara, Puruṣa, Avyakta and Paramātmā.”
What the purport teaches
- In Satya-yuga, Lord Vāsudeva appears in various four-armed transcendental forms. His color is white, and He dresses as an ideal meditative brahmacārī.
- People glorify the Lord with names that reflect their understanding and condition. Those with disturbed minds call Him Yogeśvara, the perfectly self-controlled Lord; those affected by passion and ignorance call Him Amala, the uncontaminated.
- The living souls worship the Supreme Lord through their particular processes of devotional service. In this way, the same Supreme Personality of Godhead has many different names.
Try this today
Choose Yogeśvara or Amala and softly repeat that name, remembering the quality explained here.
Ask yourself
Which of the Lord’s names described here helps you turn toward Him in your present condition?
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.