Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.21.13
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesA Sacrifice Gathering Exalted Visitors
“Once upon a time King Pṛthu initiated the performance of a very great sacrifice in which great saintly sages, brāhmaṇas, demigods from higher planetary systems and great saintly kings known as rājarṣis all assembled together.”
What the purport teaches
- King Pṛthu undertook a very great sacrifice. Saintly sages, brāhmaṇas, demigods and saintly kings assembled there.
- The purport emphasizes that demigods came to participate although Pṛthu resided between the Ganges and Yamunā in India. It explains that demigods formerly visited this planet.
- Great personalities also visited higher planetary systems. The purport describes this exchange as interplanetary communication through suitable airplanes and space vehicles.
Try this today
List the four groups of visitors named in the translation, noticing how they assembled for the same sacrifice.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about the range of personalities who gathered for Pṛthu’s sacrifice?
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.