Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.25
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Is the Origin of Everything
“Dear Lord, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You because from Your abdomen sprouts the lotus flower, the origin of all living entities. You are always decorated with a lotus garland, and Your feet resemble the lotus flower with all its fragrance. Your eyes are also like the petals of a lotus flower. Therefore we always offer our respectful obeisances unto You.”
What the purport teaches
- A lotus flower sprouts from the abdomen of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Lord Brahmā is born from this lotus and subsequently creates the whole universe.
- Lord Viṣṇu is the origin of material creation, and Lord Kṛṣṇa is the origin of all the viṣṇu-tattvas. Consequently, Kṛṣṇa is the origin of everything.
- Those who understand that everything comes from Kṛṣṇa engage in His devotional service. They worship Him with all their hearts.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to Kṛṣṇa today, remembering that everything comes from Him.
Ask yourself
How can remembering Kṛṣṇa as the origin of everything deepen my worship?
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.