Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.20.39
Sthāna· The universe in orderFour Elephants Maintain the Planetary Systems
“On the top of Lokāloka Mountain are the four gaja-patis, the best of elephants, which were established in the four directions by Lord Brahmā, the supreme spiritual master of the entire universe. The names of those elephants are Ṛṣabha, Puṣkaracūḍa, Vāmana and Aparājita. They are responsible for maintaining the planetary systems of the universe.”
What the purport teaches
- Four gaja-patis, the best of elephants, stand on top of Lokāloka Mountain.
- Lord Brahmā, the spiritual master of the entire universe, established them in the four directions.
- Their names are Ṛṣabha, Puṣkaracūḍa, Vāmana and Aparājita. They are responsible for maintaining the planetary systems of the universe.
Try this today
Read the four elephants’ names aloud once and recall their responsibility.
Ask yourself
What responsibility does the verse assign to these four elephants?
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.