Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.44
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord’s Transcendental Form Purifies
“O Supreme Lord, undoubtedly we are inhabitants of the most pious planets — the Jana, Tapas and Satya lokas — but still we have been purified by the drops of water sprinkled from Your shoulder hairs by the shaking of Your body.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s boar form must not be considered impure like an ordinary hog’s body. His form is transcendental and is the personified Vedas.
- Even the most pious inhabitants of the higher planets remain within the material world, where impurities exist. They felt purified by water sprinkled from the Lord’s shoulder hairs.
- The Ganges water from the Lord’s toe and the water from Lord Boar’s shoulder hairs are both absolute and transcendental.
Try this today
Reread the translation and reflect for a moment on the purifying nature of the Lord’s form.
Ask yourself
Am I learning to distinguish the Lord’s transcendental form from an ordinary material body?
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.