Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.9.37
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Transcendental Lord Protects His Devotees
“My dear Lord, when You appeared as Hayagrīva, with the head of a horse, You killed two demons known as Madhu and Kaiṭabha, who were full of the modes of passion and ignorance. Then You delivered the Vedic knowledge to Lord Brahmā. For this reason, all the great saints accept Your forms as transcendental, untinged by material qualities.”
What the purport teaches
- As Hayagrīva, the Lord killed Madhu and Kaiṭabha and delivered Vedic knowledge to Lord Brahmā. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always ready to protect His devotees.
- Whenever the Lord appears, His form is spiritual and blissful, never material. His various forms remain untouched by material qualities.
- The Vedas give knowledge by which we can understand Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By cultivating goodness, we can understand how He removes obstacles on the path of knowing Him.
Try this today
Share one teaching from this verse about the Lord’s transcendental form with someone today.
Ask yourself
How can confidence in the Lord’s protection encourage me to learn about Him and share that knowledge?
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.