Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.17.25
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesOffer Respect to the Supreme Lord
“Lord Brahmā said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, all glories unto You, who are glorified by all and whose activities are all uncommon. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, O Lord of the transcendentalists, controller of the three modes of nature. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Brahmā offers all glories to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is glorified by all.
- The Lord’s activities are uncommon. He is the Lord of the transcendentalists and the controller of the three modes of nature.
- Brahmā offers his respectful obeisances again and again. His prayer expresses repeated reverence for the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Read the prayer slowly and offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Which quality praised in this prayer helps me offer the Lord sincere respect?
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.