Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.3.17
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord’s Messengers Share His Transcendental Qualities
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is self-sufficient and fully independent. He is the master of everyone and everything, including the illusory energy. He has His form, qualities and features; and similarly His order carriers, the Vaiṣṇavas, who are very beautiful, possess bodily features, transcendental qualities and a transcendental nature almost like His. They always wander within this world with full independence.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is self-sufficient and fully independent. He is the master of everyone and everything, including the illusory energy.
- The Viṣṇudūtas resemble the Supreme Lord in bodily features, transcendental qualities and nature. As His order carriers, they move freely within this world.
- Yamarāja explained that the Viṣṇudūtas are no less powerful than Lord Viṣṇu. Because they are above the Yamadūtas, those under their protection cannot be touched by the Yamadūtas.
Try this today
Reread the description of the Viṣṇudūtas and name one quality that inspires your respect.
Ask yourself
How does Yamarāja’s description deepen my respect for the Lord’s servants?
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.