Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.5.12
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBrahmājī Worships Kṛṣṇa, Not Himself
“I offer my obeisances and meditate upon Lord Kṛṣṇa [Vāsudeva], the Personality of Godhead, whose invincible potency influences them [the less intelligent class of men] to call me the supreme controller.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s illusory potency bewilders people into accepting Brahmājī or another person as the Supreme Lord.
- Brahmājī knows his actual position and refuses to be called supreme. He offers obeisances to Vāsudeva, or Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead.
- Kṛṣṇa is the primeval Lord and the ultimate cause of all causes. A responsible spiritual authority worships Him rather than accepting His position.
Try this today
Offer one respectful obeisance to Lord Kṛṣṇa and spend a quiet moment remembering Him.
Ask yourself
What can I learn from Brahmājī’s refusal to accept honor that belongs to the Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.