Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.14.7
Sthāna· The universe in orderIndra Maintains Life Through the Lord’s Gifts
“Indra, King of heaven, receiving benedictions from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus enjoying highly developed opulences, maintains the living entities all over the three worlds by pouring sufficient rain on all the planets.”
What the purport teaches
- Indra, King of heaven, receives benedictions from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Through these benedictions, he enjoys highly developed opulences.
- He maintains living entities throughout the three worlds by pouring sufficient rain on all the planets.
Try this today
When you use water today, pause to remember the rain that sustains life and the Supreme Lord’s benedictions.
Ask yourself
What does Indra’s role teach me about using received resources to maintain others?
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.