Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.4.41
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPure Love Brings Spiritual Ecstasy
“Sometimes, feeling the touch of the Lord’s lotus hands, he became spiritually jubilant and remained silent, his hairs standing on end and tears gliding down from his half-closed eyes because of his love for the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Feeling the touch of the Lord’s lotus hands, Prahlāda became spiritually jubilant and remained silent.
- His hairs stood on end, and tears flowed from his half-closed eyes because of his love for the Lord.
- A devotee in separation becomes eager to see the Lord and may shed tears incessantly. Such symptoms of pure devotional ecstasy were visible in Prahlāda Mahārāja.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once more, reflecting on the love for the Lord behind these symptoms.
Ask yourself
What does this verse reveal about the depth of Prahlāda’s love for the Lord?
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.