Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.1.29
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSaintly Persons Visit Lord Śiva
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī answered: Great saintly persons who strictly observed the spiritual rules and regulations and whose own effulgence dissipated all the darkness of all directions once came to see Lord Śiva in that forest.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī explained that great saintly persons once came to see Lord Śiva in the forest.
- These saintly persons strictly observed spiritual rules and regulations.
- Their own effulgence dissipated the darkness in all directions.
Try this today
Choose one spiritual observance you already follow and give it careful attention today.
Ask yourself
What place does steady observance of spiritual rules have in your daily life?
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.