Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLord Keśava Sustains the Earth
“Before entering the water to rescue the earth, Lord Boar flew in the sky, slashing His tail, His hard hairs quivering. His very glance was luminous, and He scattered the clouds in the sky with His hooves and His glittering white tusks.”
What the purport teaches
- Devotees describe the Lord’s transcendental activities in their prayers. Here Lord Boar flies through the sky, scattering clouds with His hooves and glittering white tusks.
- His body expanded throughout the sky, and His glance illuminated it like the sun or moon. The purport describes Him as both mountainlike and the sustainer of the earth.
- Jayadeva glorifies Lord Keśava, Kṛṣṇa, who appeared as the boar. The earth held between His tusks appeared like the marks on the moon.
Try this today
Offer one sentence of praise to Lord Keśava for sustaining the earth.
Ask yourself
Which feature of the Lord’s care for the earth inspires me to praise Him?
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.