Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.21.9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBehold the Lord’s Pure, Eternal Beauty
“Kardama Muni saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is free from material contamination, in His eternal form, effulgent like the sun, wearing a garland of white lotuses and water lilies. The Lord was clad in spotless yellow silk, and His lotus face was fringed with slick dark locks of curly hair.”
What the purport teaches
- Kardama Muni saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His eternal form, free from material contamination.
- The Lord was effulgent like the sun and wore a garland of white lotuses and water lilies.
- He wore spotless yellow silk. Dark, curly locks of hair framed His lotus face.
Try this today
Read the description slowly, then spend a quiet moment remembering one detail of the Lord’s form.
Ask yourself
Which detail of the Lord’s form helps me remember Him attentively?
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.