Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.4.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord’s Conchshell Pleases the Demigods
“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After giving this instruction, the Lord, who is known as Hṛṣīkeśa, bugled with His Pāñcajanya conchshell, in this way pleasing all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā. Then He mounted the back of His carrier, Garuḍa.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes what the Lord did after giving His instruction.
- The Lord, known as Hṛṣīkeśa, sounded His Pāñcajanya conchshell. This pleased all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā.
- The Lord then mounted the back of Garuḍa, His carrier.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly today and spend a moment remembering Hṛṣīkeśa sounding His Pāñcajanya conchshell.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about the joy brought by the Lord’s conchshell?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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