Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.23.43
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEven Perfect Yogīs Remain the Lord’s Servants
“After showing his wife the globe of the universe and its different arrangements, full of many wonders, the great yogī Kardama Muni returned to his own hermitage.”
What the purport teaches
- The planets are described as round, each with its own wonderful features. By God’s grace, each has different inhabitants, climates and opulences.
- Kardama Muni experienced these wonders with his wife and then returned to his humble hermitage. Perfect yoga involves more than sitting postures or claims of becoming God.
- Even immense mystic power cannot equal the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Kardama Muni remained a devotee, which is the real position of every living entity.
Try this today
Take a moment to appreciate a wonder of nature while remembering that the Lord’s power is beyond that of any living entity.
Ask yourself
How does Kardama Muni’s example help me distinguish devotion from displays of power?
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.