Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.19.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSeeing the Lord Makes Death Blessed
“Aja [Brahmā] and others arrived on the spot to see the fearfully tusked demon lying on the ground, biting his lip. The glow of his face was yet unfaded, and Brahmā admiringly said: Oh, who could meet such blessed death?”
What the purport teaches
- Hiraṇyākṣa's bodily luster remained unfaded after death because the Lord, the Supreme Spirit, was touching his body.
- The individual soul is different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although the demon's soul had departed, the Supreme Spirit's touch preserved his bodily luster.
- One who sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead when leaving the body is very fortunate. Therefore Brahmā and the other demigods praised the demon's death.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining why Brahmā called this death blessed.
Ask yourself
How does Brahmā's praise change my understanding of what makes a death fortunate?
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.