Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.20.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPray for Service Birth After Birth
“The great saint Maitreya told Vidura: The Supreme Personality of Godhead amply appreciated the meaningful prayers of Mahārāja Pṛthu. Thus, after being properly worshiped by the King, the Lord blessed him and decided to depart.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord appreciated Pṛthu Mahārāja’s meaningful prayers and refusal of material benedictions. A devotee asks for the favor of serving the Lord’s lotus feet birth after birth.
- The Lord appears to establish devotional service, and His confidential devotees appear to spread it. Their births are transcendental, not accompanied by the miserable conditions of material birth.
- The Lord is acyuta, or infallible, and never becomes a conditioned soul. He appears by His internal potency and remains uncontaminated by material nature.
Try this today
Pray once today for the opportunity to remain in the Lord’s service birth after birth.
Ask yourself
What would change in my prayers if service mattered more to me than receiving benefits?
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.