Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.27
Mukti· LiberationAttend to Every Detail of the Lord
“The yogī should further meditate upon the Lord’s four arms, which are the source of all the powers of the demigods who control the various functions of material nature. Then the yogi should concentrate on the polished ornaments, which were burnished by Mount Mandara as it revolved. He should also duly contemplate the Lord’s discus, the Sudarśana cakra, which contains one thousand spokes and a dazzling luster, as well as the conch, which looks like a swan in His lotuslike palm.”
What the purport teaches
- All departments of universal law and order emanate from the arms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The demigods who direct material nature receive their powers from Him.
- The Lord’s arm ornaments are brilliant, having been polished by the turning of Mandara Hill. During the churning of the ocean, the Lord in His tortoise incarnation became the pivot for that hill.
- The Sudarśana cakra has one thousand spokes, and the conch resembles a swan in His lotuslike palm. The yogī is advised to meditate on each spoke and every part of the Lord’s transcendental form.
Try this today
Choose the Lord’s brilliant arm ornaments, discus or conch, and spend a minute attentively recalling its description.
Ask yourself
How can careful attention to a single described detail deepen my meditation on the Lord?
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.