Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.7.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesReverence Before the Supreme Lord
“In the presence of the glaring effulgence of the bodily luster of Nārāyaṇa, everyone else’s luster faded away, and everyone stopped speaking. Fearful with awe and veneration, all present touched their hands to their heads and prepared to offer their prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Adhokṣaja.”
What the purport teaches
- The bodily luster of Nārāyaṇa was so brilliant that everyone else’s luster faded away.
- Everyone stopped speaking in His presence. They were filled with fear, awe and veneration.
- All present touched their hands to their heads and prepared to offer prayers to Adhokṣaja, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Pause silently before offering one respectful prayer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How can I bring greater reverence to my prayers?
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.