Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.24.44
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Appears During Constant Meditation
“Then, while the King constantly meditated upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a large golden fish appeared in the ocean of inundation. The fish had one horn and was eight million miles long.”
What the purport teaches
- The King constantly meditated upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- While he meditated, the Lord appeared as a large golden fish in the ocean of inundation.
- The fish had one horn and was eight million miles long. This was the extraordinary form in which the Lord appeared.
Try this today
Set aside one uninterrupted minute to remember the Lord’s golden fish form described in this verse.
Ask yourself
What might help me give the Lord my steady attention?
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.