Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBeauty in Loving Worship
“The goddesses of fortune worship the Lord in their own gardens by offering tulasī leaves on the coral-paved banks of transcendental reservoirs of water. While offering worship to the Lord, they can see on the water the reflection of their beautiful faces with raised noses, and it appears that they have become more beautiful because of the Lord’s kissing their faces.”
What the purport teaches
- The goddesses of fortune worship the Lord in their own gardens by offering tulasī leaves. Their beauty accompanies their loving worship.
- While worshiping, they see their beautiful faces reflected in the clear, transcendental water of the ponds.
- Although the goddess of fortune is naturally beautiful, she awaits the Lord’s kiss to become more beautiful. Her beauty is described in relation to the Lord.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the goddesses of fortune offering tulasī leaves to the Lord.
Ask yourself
What draws my attention more in this description: beauty itself or the loving worship of 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.