Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.45
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesMeditate on the Lord’s Beautiful Form
“[The form of the Lord is described herein.] The Lord’s face is perpetually very beautiful and pleasing in attitude. To the devotees who see Him, He appears never to be displeased, and He is always prepared to award benedictions to them. His eyes, His nicely decorated eyebrows, His raised nose and His broad forehead are all very beautiful. He is more beautiful than all the demigods.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s face is always beautiful and pleasing to His devotees. He is always prepared to award them benedictions.
- Meditation should concentrate on the Lord’s form rather than the impersonal feature. The purport explains that concentration on the impersonal is very troublesome.
- Every Viṣṇu form pertains to Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is the original Viṣṇu form. Dhruva Mahārāja perfected meditation on the Lord’s personal form.
Try this today
Reread the description of the Lord’s face, then spend one minute remembering those features.
Ask yourself
How does the description of the Lord’s pleasing face help me turn toward 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.