Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Is the Original Supreme Person
“Around the neck of the Personality of Godhead hung a flower garland that reached to His knees. His eight stout and elongated arms were decorated with that garland, which challenged the beauty of the goddess of fortune. With a merciful glance and a voice like thunder, the Lord addressed the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat, who were very much surrendered unto Him.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord, adorned with a long flower garland, glanced mercifully at the surrendered sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat. He addressed them in a voice like thunder.
- The word ādyaḥ identifies the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the origin even of Paramātmā and Brahman. The Absolute Truth begins with the original person, Kṛṣṇa, not with impersonal Brahman.
- The Supreme Lord has no cause, yet He is the cause of all causes. Everything comes from Him, so the Absolute Truth is a person.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer acknowledging Kṛṣṇa as the cause of all causes and expressing your wish to surrender to Him.
Ask yourself
How does knowing Kṛṣṇa as the original person shape my approach to Him?
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.