Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.23.12
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKardama Uses Yogic Power Thoughtfully
“Maitreya continued: O Vidura, seeking to please his beloved wife, the sage Kardama exercised his yogic power and instantly produced an aerial mansion that could travel at his will.”
What the purport teaches
- Kardama sought to please his beloved wife. By his yogic power, he instantly produced an aerial mansion that could travel at his will.
- The purport describes eight kinds of yogic perfection, including becoming smaller, greater or lighter, and obtaining what one desires.
- Creating this mansion was not extraordinary for a perfected yogī like Kardama. The purport also distinguishes yogic perfection from the further attainment of spiritual perfection.
Try this today
Use one ability you already have to do a small, thoughtful kindness for someone today.
Ask yourself
Do remarkable abilities attract me more than spiritual perfection itself?
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.