Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.9.26
Āśraya· The supreme shelterPray to Understand the Lord’s Form
“In spite of that, my Lord, I am praying to You to kindly fulfill my desire. May I please be informed how, in spite of Your transcendental form, You assume the mundane form, although You have no such form at all.”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer asks the Lord kindly to fulfill a desire for understanding.
- The Lord has a transcendental form, yet He is described as assuming a mundane form.
- The question asks how this is possible when the Lord has no mundane form at all.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and offer a brief prayer to understand the Lord’s transcendental form.
Ask yourself
Can I bring my questions about the Lord to Him in a humble prayer?
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.