Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.13
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFix the Mind on the Lord’s Form
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead has a cheerful, lotuslike countenance with ruddy eyes like the interior of a lotus, and a swarthy body like the petals of a blue lotus. He bears a conch, discus and mace in three of His hands.”
What the purport teaches
- The mind should be fixed on the cheerful, personal form of Viṣṇu. The purport explains that meditation on the impersonal or void is very troublesome.
- Kṛṣṇa’s bodily color is compared to lotus petals tinted blue and white. This description comes from authoritative scripture, not an artist’s imagination.
- The Lord’s eyes resemble the interior of a lotus flower. In His four hands He holds a conchshell, discus, mace and lotus.
Try this today
Spend one minute recalling the Lord’s cheerful lotuslike face as described here.
Ask yourself
Which scriptural detail of the Lord’s form helps me focus my mind?
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.