Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.19.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Self-Sufficient Lord Welcomes Our Service
“O my Lord, because You are endowed with causeless mercy, all opulences, all prowess and all glories, strength and transcendental qualities, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of everyone.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, possesses all six opulences in full and is extremely kind to His devotees.
- Although full in Himself, He wants living entities to surrender and engage in His service. He is pleased by even a leaf, flower, fruit or water offered with devotion.
- The Lord can accomplish everything Himself, yet He gives His devotees work to do. His dependence on them is His causeless mercy and reveals the confidential relationship between master and servant.
Try this today
Offer a flower, fruit or water to the Lord with devotion, remembering that He welcomes your service.
Ask yourself
How might I see an opportunity to serve as the Lord's mercy?
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.