Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.3.11
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFind Satisfaction in Chanting the Lord’s Glories
“Dear Lord, all the great sages who are thoughtful and saintly persons incessantly recount Your spiritual qualities. These sages have already burned up all the unlimited dirty things and, by the fire of knowledge, strengthened their detachment from the material world. Thus they have attained Your qualities and are self-satisfied. Yet even for those who feel spiritual bliss in chanting Your attributes, Your personal presence is very rare.”
What the purport teaches
- Great saintly persons become detached from the material world, and their hearts become clean by constantly chanting the Lord’s glories.
- They are satisfied by chanting His transcendental qualities. They do not require His personal presence to feel spiritual bliss.
- The personal appearance of the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu is rare even for such elevated sages. The priests felt deeply grateful that He had kindly appeared before them.
Try this today
Spend two minutes chanting the Lord’s glories, with gratitude for the opportunity.
Ask yourself
How can I cultivate gratitude while chanting the Lord’s glories?
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.