Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.17.24
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPlease the Lord Through His Holy Names
“When Lord Brahmā understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was now within the womb of Aditi, he began to offer prayers to the Lord by reciting transcendental names.”
What the purport teaches
- When Lord Brahmā understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was within Aditi’s womb, he offered prayers by reciting transcendental names.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead exists everywhere. When a devotee chants His holy name, the Lord is present, not absent.
- The Lord’s transcendental name is not a material sound. A devotee knows that simply chanting His holy name pleases Him.
Try this today
Attentively chant once: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How would remembering the Lord’s presence change the attention I give to chanting?
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.