Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Supreme Lord Rules Eternal Vaikuṇṭha
“Thus the great sages Sanaka, Sanātana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumāra, upon reaching the above-mentioned Vaikuṇṭha in the spiritual world by dint of their mystic yoga performance, perceived unprecedented happiness. They found that the spiritual sky was illuminated by highly decorated airplanes piloted by the best devotees of Vaikuṇṭha and was predominated by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one without a second: no one is equal to or greater than Him. The Vaikuṇṭha planets are personally ruled by expansions of Kṛṣṇa.
- The sages experienced unprecedented happiness in Vaikuṇṭha. Its airplanes and other features are spiritual, eternal and blissful, manifested through the Lord’s internal potency, yoga-māyā.
- The sages reached the spiritual sky through perfection in yoga. Breathing exercises and maintaining bodily health are not yoga’s ultimate goals.
Try this today
Spend one minute reflecting on Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, with no one equal to or greater than Him.
Ask yourself
Does my understanding of spiritual practice reach beyond bodily well-being toward the Supreme 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.