Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHis Boar Form Is Fully Transcendental
“All the sages uttered with great respect: O unconquerable enjoyer of all sacrifices, all glories and all victories unto You! You are moving in Your form of the personified Vedas, and in the hair holes of Your body the oceans are submerged. For certain reasons [to uplift the earth] You have now assumed the form of a boar.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord can assume any form He likes and remains the cause of all causes. His form is transcendental, and He is always the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Innumerable universes arise from the holes of His bodily hairs. His transcendental body is the Vedas personified.
- He is the unconquerable Lord and the enjoyer of all sacrifices. His appearance as a boar to lift the earth does not make Him anything less than the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Repeat the sages’ prayer once with attention: “All glories and all victories unto You!”
Ask yourself
How does knowing that the Lord’s form is transcendental deepen your respect for Lord Boar?
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.