Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.10.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDeep Calm and Perfection in Austerity
“He is as calm as the waters of the ocean when the wind has ceased and the fish remain still. Therefore, my lord, since you bestow perfection on the performers of austerity, please award this sage the perfection that is obviously due him.”
What the purport teaches
- The sage’s calm is compared to an ocean whose waters and fish are still after the wind has ceased.
- The speaker addresses her lord as one who bestows perfection on performers of austerity.
- She asks him to award the sage the perfection that is evidently due him.
Try this today
Quietly acknowledge one person’s sincere spiritual effort and wish them progress.
Ask yourself
Do I notice and appreciate the sincere spiritual effort of others?
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.