Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.33
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Sages Recognize the Supreme Lord
“Then the Lord, playing like an elephant, suspended the earth on the edge of His curved white tusks. He assumed a bluish complexion like that of a tamāla tree, and thus the sages, headed by Brahmā, could understand Him to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead and offered respectful obeisances unto the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord held the earth on the edge of His curved white tusks. His movement was playful, like that of an elephant.
- He assumed a bluish complexion like a tamāla tree.
- The sages, headed by Brahmā, understood Him to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They offered Him respectful obeisances.
Try this today
Offer one respectful obeisance to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How can the sages’ respectful response guide your own response 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.