Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.21.17
Sthāna· The universe in orderThe Vālikhilyas Offer Eloquent Prayers
“There are sixty thousand saintly persons named Vālikhilyas, each the size of a thumb, who are located in front of the sun-god and who offer him eloquent prayers of glorification.”
What the purport teaches
- Sixty thousand saintly persons named Vālikhilyas are located in front of the sun-god.
- Each of these saintly persons is the size of a thumb.
- They offer the sun-god eloquent prayers of glorification.
Try this today
Pause over the phrase “eloquent prayers of glorification” and recall who offers them in this verse.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention to the Vālikhilyas’ engagement in prayers of glorification?
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.