Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.4.9
Ūti· What drives us to actRespectful Reception Matters
“While Indradyumna Mahārāja was engaged in ecstatic meditation, worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the great sage Agastya Muni arrived there, surrounded by his disciples. When the Muni saw that Mahārāja Indradyumna, who was sitting in a secluded place, remained silent and did not follow the etiquette of offering him a reception, he was very angry.”
What the purport teaches
- Indradyumna Mahārāja was sitting in a secluded place, absorbed in ecstatic meditation and worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Agastya Muni arrived there surrounded by his disciples.
- The King remained silent and did not offer the customary respectful reception. Seeing this, Agastya Muni became very angry.
Try this today
Offer a warm, respectful greeting to someone you receive or meet today.
Ask yourself
How attentive am I to offering a respectful welcome when someone arrives?
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.