Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.13.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesOffer Humble Obeisances to the Supreme Lord
“Sūta Gosvāmī said: Unto that personality whom Brahmā, Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts praise by chanting transcendental hymns and reciting the Vedas with all their corollaries, pada-kramas and Upaniṣads, to whom the chanters of the Sāma Veda always sing, whom the perfected yogīs see within their minds after fixing themselves in trance and absorbing themselves within Him, and whose limit can never be found by any demigod or demon — unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead I offer my humble obeisances.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā, Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts praise the Supreme Personality of Godhead through transcendental hymns and Vedic recitation.
- The chanters of the Sāma Veda sing about Him. Perfected yogīs see Him within their minds when fully absorbed in Him.
- No demigod or demon can find His limit. Sūta Gosvāmī offers Him humble obeisances.
Try this today
Pause today to offer humble obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How can the Lord’s unlimited greatness deepen my humility when offering prayers?
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.