Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.5.45
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotion Opens Our Inner Vision
“O great Supreme Lord, offensive persons whose internal vision has been too affected by external materialistic activities cannot see Your lotus feet, but they are seen by Your pure devotees, whose one and only aim is to transcendentally enjoy Your activities.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, but external materialistic activities can cover our internal vision. Pure devotees seek only to enjoy His transcendental activities.
- Individual consciousness is not the supreme consciousness. Denying the Lord’s existence as separate from the individual soul is an offense that obstructs realization of Him.
- The Lord’s devotees travel to enlighten people in God consciousness. Even when people offend them, they continue to bestow the blessings of devotion without hesitation.
Try this today
Set aside one distraction today and spend a quiet minute remembering the Lord’s lotus feet within your heart.
Ask yourself
Which external activities distract me from remembering the Lord within?
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.