Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.12.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotional Service Awakens Spiritual Knowledge
“As soon as the symptoms of his liberation were manifest, he saw a very beautiful airplane coming down from the sky, as if the brilliant full moon were coming down, illuminating all the ten directions.”
What the purport teaches
- Dhruva Mahārāja saw a beautiful transcendental airplane descending, illuminating all ten directions like the full moon.
- Freed from the material concept of life, he was situated in transcendental knowledge. His perception of this airplane was beyond ordinary direct or indirect knowledge.
- Such spiritual knowledge is a special favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One can gradually rise to this platform by advancing in devotional service, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly once more, then spend a minute reflecting on spiritual knowledge as the Lord’s favor.
Ask yourself
Do I approach spiritual understanding as something received through devotional service and the Lord’s favor?
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.