Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.4.27
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemembering Kṛṣṇa Reveals His Personal Form
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, after thus discussing with Vidura the transcendental name, fame, qualities, etc., on the bank of the Yamunā, Uddhava was overwhelmed with great affliction. He passed the night as if it were a moment, and thereafter he went away.”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava and Vidura felt great affliction at Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure. Absorbed in discussing His transcendental name, fame and qualities, they passed the night as if it were a moment.
- The more they discussed the Lord, the more His form became visible to them everywhere. Such perception is factual Absolute Truth, not imagination.
- The name viśva-mūrti does not mean that Kṛṣṇa loses His personality or eternal transcendental form. He becomes visible everywhere in that same form.
Try this today
Spend five minutes reading or discussing a description of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities with care and attention.
Ask yourself
How attentively do I hear and speak about Kṛṣṇa’s name, fame and qualities?
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.