Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.46
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionSincere Devotion Opens the Way to Seeing
“The Kumāras said: Our dear Lord, You are not manifested to rascals, even though You are seated within the heart of everyone. But as far as we are concerned, we see You face to face, although You are unlimited. The statements we have heard about You from our father, Brahmā, through the ears have now been actually realized by Your kind appearance.”
What the purport teaches
- Although the Lord is seated within everyone’s heart, meditation on the impersonal or void does not reveal His personal form. One should not remain satisfied with the impersonal Brahman effulgence.
- The Lord cannot be experienced through our imperfect senses alone. When one engages in devotional service with faith and devotion, He reveals Himself.
- The Kumāras heard about the Lord’s personal feature from their father, Brahmā, through disciplic succession. Because they sincerely searched for the Lord, His kind appearance fulfilled what they had heard and fully satisfied them.
Try this today
Read the Kumāras’ words aloud today, then offer a brief prayer for sincere faith and devotion.
Ask yourself
Am I hearing about the Lord with a sincere desire to know and serve Him?
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.