Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesServe Eagerly for the Lord’s Grace
“The ladies in the Vaikuṇṭha planets are as beautiful as the goddess of fortune herself. Such transcendentally beautiful ladies, their hands playing with lotuses and their leg bangles tinkling, are sometimes seen sweeping the marble walls, which are bedecked at intervals with golden borders, in order to receive the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The wives of the Lord’s devotees in Vaikuṇṭha also engage in serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Their beauty and fortune do not lessen their eagerness to serve.
- There is hardly any dust on the marble walls, yet the ladies still clean them to satisfy the Lord. They serve because they are eager to receive His grace.
- In Vaikuṇṭha, Lakṣmījī is fixed in the Lord’s service. Even the goddess of fortune cannot be happy without His grace.
Try this today
Clean one small area today with the intention of satisfying the Lord rather than receiving praise.
Ask yourself
Do I seek happiness through fortune alone, or through the Lord’s grace and service?
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.