Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Confirms Brahmā’s Contemplation
“While Brahmā was deliberating with his sons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, roared tumultuously like a great mountain.”
What the purport teaches
- While Brahmā deliberated with his sons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, roared like a great mountain.
- The purport explains that great hills and mountains are also living entities with roaring power. The volume of sound is in proportion to the size of the material body.
- The Lord’s gorgeous voice confirmed Brahmā’s contemplation about His appearance as a boar.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing how the Lord confirmed Brahmā’s contemplation.
Ask yourself
How did the Lord’s roar answer Brahmā’s uncertainty?
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.