Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.32
Nirodha· Winding upThe Lord’s Sleep Is Transcendental
“The Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, lies down in the water on the seat of Ananta, with His eyes closed, and the inhabitants of the Janaloka planets offer unto the Lord their glorious prayers with folded hands.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead rests in the water on Ananta, with His eyes closed. The inhabitants of Janaloka offer glorious prayers with folded hands.
- The Lord’s sleep is not like our sleep. His yoga-nidrā is a manifestation of His internal potency.
- The word yoga here refers to what is transcendental. Transcendental activities are always present and are glorified by great sages like Bhṛgu.
Try this today
With folded hands, offer a short prayer glorifying the Lord’s transcendental activities.
Ask yourself
Do I sometimes measure the Lord’s activities by my own bodily experience?
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.