Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.1.39
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Grace Honors His Devotee
“There are many famous verses regarding Mahārāja Priyavrata’s activities: “No one but the Supreme Personality of Godhead could do what Mahārāja Priyavrata has done. Mahārāja Priyavrata dissipated the darkness of night, and with the rims of his great chariot, he excavated seven oceans.””
What the purport teaches
- Priyavrata’s extraordinary activities became the subject of many famous verses. He dissipated the darkness of night and excavated seven oceans with his chariot’s rims.
- His activities were so wonderful that they were compared to those of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The purport presents him as a sincere servant and devotee of the Lord.
- A pure devotee is sometimes called bhagavān by the Lord’s grace so that the devotee will be highly esteemed. This honor recognizes the devotee’s service to the Lord.
Try this today
Reread Priyavrata’s praise today and pause to appreciate his position as a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Do I appreciate a devotee’s greatness as an expression of the Lord’s grace?
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.