Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.23.9
Mukti· LiberationRegular Remembrance Frees One From Sinful Reactions
“The body of the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, which forms the Śiśumāra-cakra, is the resting place of all the demigods and all the stars and planets. One who chants this mantra to worship that Supreme Person three times a day — morning, noon and evening — will surely be freed from all sinful reactions. If one simply offers his obeisances to this form or remembers this form three times a day, all his recent sinful activities will be destroyed.”
What the purport teaches
- The Śiśumāra-cakra is the body of the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu. It is the resting place of all the demigods, stars and planets.
- Worshiping the Supreme Person with the mantra morning, noon and evening frees one from sinful reactions. The translation also describes the purifying effect of offering obeisances or remembering this form three times daily.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura summarizes this arrangement as the virāṭ-rūpa, or viśva-rūpa, the Lord’s external body. He emphasizes worshiping the Lord through meditation three times a day.
Try this today
Set three reminders labeled morning, noon and evening to remember the Śiśumāra-cakra and offer respectful obeisances.
Ask yourself
What would help me make remembrance and worship of the Lord a regular part of my day?
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.