Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.2.42
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLet Devotion Become Firm
“When his intelligence and mind were fixed upon the form of the Lord, the brāhmaṇa Ajāmila once again saw before him four celestial persons. He could understand that they were those he had seen previously, and thus he offered them his obeisances by bowing down before them.”
What the purport teaches
- The Viṣṇudūtas returned when Ajāmila’s mind and intelligence were firmly fixed upon the Lord’s form.
- They had gone away for some time to let him become steady in meditation upon the Lord. When his devotion had matured, they returned to take him.
- Ajāmila recognized the same Viṣṇudūtas who had rescued him. He offered his obeisances by bowing down before them.
Try this today
Give a few undistracted minutes today to meditation upon the Lord’s form.
Ask yourself
What helps your meditation upon the Lord become more steady?
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.