Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.20.22
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesWorship Through an Offering of Water
“The inhabitants of Krauñcadvīpa are divided into four castes, called the Puruṣas, Ṛṣabhas, Draviṇas and Devakas. Using the waters of those sanctified rivers, they worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead by offering a palmful of water at the lotus feet of Varuṇa, the demigod who has a form of water.”
What the purport teaches
- The inhabitants of Krauñcadvīpa belong to four castes: Puruṣas, Ṛṣabhas, Draviṇas and Devakas.
- They worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead by offering a palmful of sanctified river water at the lotus feet of Varuṇa.
- Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that they offer this water with joined palms to a deity made of stone or iron.
Try this today
Read the description of the water offering slowly, paying attention to whom the worship is ultimately offered.
Ask yourself
How can this simple offering help you give more attention to worship?
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.