Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.17.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRemember the Lord While Following His Instruction
“Always thinking of Me as being situated within the body of your husband, Kaśyapa, go worship your husband, who has been purified by his austerity.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord tells her to go and worship her husband, Kaśyapa.
- Kaśyapa has been purified by his austerity.
- While worshiping her husband, she is to keep thinking of the Lord as situated within his body.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on how this instruction joins outward action with inward remembrance of the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord shape your understanding of the instruction given here?
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.