Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.6.14
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Appearance Glorifies a Dynasty
“Oh, what shall I say of the dynasty of Priyavrata, which is pure and very much celebrated. In that dynasty, the Supreme Person, the original Personality of Godhead, descended as an incarnation and executed religious principles that could free one from the results of fruitive activity.
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord descends as an incarnation in different human dynasties, making those dynasties celebrated.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in the Yadu dynasty, Lord Rāmacandra in the Ikṣvāku, or Raghu, dynasty, and Lord Ṛṣabhadeva in Priyavrata’s dynasty.
- Priyavrata’s dynasty is praised as pure and most famous. There the Supreme Person practiced religious principles that free one from the results of fruitive activity.
Try this today
Read the translation aloud once, paying attention to the freedom offered by the Lord’s religious principles.
Ask yourself
What does this praise teach me about the source of a family’s true glory?
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.