Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.7.18
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLove Opens Our Eyes to the Lord
“The great sage Maitreya said to Vidura: My dear Vidura, as soon as King Dakṣa offered the clarified butter with Yajur Veda mantras in sanctified meditation, Lord Viṣṇu appeared there in His original form as Nārāyaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- As Dakṣa offered clarified butter with Yajur Veda mantras in sanctified meditation, Lord Viṣṇu appeared in His original form as Nārāyaṇa.
- Lord Viṣṇu is all-pervading. A devotee who follows the regulative principles and chants the required mantras in a devotional mood can see Him.
- A devotee whose eyes are anointed with love of Godhead can always see the Supreme Personality of Godhead within the heart. Lord Śyāmasundara is so kind to His devotee.
Try this today
Give a brief period today to attentive chanting, consciously approaching the Lord with love and a desire to serve.
Ask yourself
How can you bring a more loving, devotional mood to your chanting?
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.