Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.10.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTrue Greatness Honors Saintly Qualities
“Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: It is indeed most difficult for embodied souls to understand the pastimes of the universal controllers, for such lords bow down to and offer praise to the very living beings they rule.”
What the purport teaches
- Conditioned souls in the material world strive to lord it over one another.
- This mentality makes it difficult for them to understand the pastimes of the actual lords of the universe.
- These genuine lords have a wonderfully magnanimous mentality. They sometimes bow down to and praise the most qualified and saintly among their own subjects.
Try this today
Today, sincerely acknowledge one good spiritual quality in someone you might otherwise overlook.
Ask yourself
Does a desire to feel superior make it harder for me to honor another person’s saintly qualities?
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.