Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.16
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Beauty Satisfies the Heart
“His loins and hips encircled by a girdle, He stands on the lotus of His devotee’s heart. He is most charming to look at, and His serene aspect gladdens the eyes and souls of the devotees who behold Him.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord stands on the lotus of His devotee’s heart. His serene appearance gladdens the devotee’s eyes and soul.
- His beauty so completely satisfies the devotee-yogī that the devotee wishes to see nothing else. Material beauty does not bring this complete satisfaction.
- Our desires to see, hear and touch reach perfection when used for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Actual yogīs fix their minds on His personal form.
Try this today
Read this description aloud once, using both your voice and hearing to attend to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How could I use my desire to see or hear something beautiful for the Lord’s satisfaction?
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.