Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.9.25
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Reveals Nectar’s Wonderful Effect
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, using His disc, which was sharp like a razor, at once cut off Rāhu’s head. When Rāhu’s head was severed from his body, the body, being untouched by the nectar, could not survive.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, cut off Rāhu’s head with His razor-sharp disc while Rāhu was drinking nectar.
- The nectar had touched Rāhu’s head but had not entered his body. Therefore his head remained alive, while his body died.
- This wonderful act of the Lord showed that nectar is miraculous ambrosia.
Try this today
Spend a minute recalling the distinction between Rāhu’s head and body, and what the Lord demonstrated through it.
Ask yourself
What did the Lord’s act reveal about the nectar?
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.