Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.12.6
Visarga· Brahmā's creationMaru’s Perfection in Mystic Yoga
“Having achieved perfection in the power of mystic yoga, Maru still lives in a place known as Kalāpa-grāma. At the end of Kali-yuga, he will revive the lost Sūrya dynasty by begetting a son.”
What the purport teaches
- Maru achieved a yoga-siddha body and still lives in Kalāpa-grāma. At the end of Kali-yuga, he will revive the lost Sūrya dynasty by begetting a son.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that a perfect yogī can control the breath and continue living as long as he likes. Kali-yuga is calculated to last 432,000 years.
- A demonstration of some trifling mystic power does not constitute perfection. The purport presents Maru’s longevity as a factual example of perfection in mystic yoga.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing a trifling display of mystic power from the perfection described here.
Ask yourself
How does the example of Maru challenge a casual understanding of perfection in yoga?
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.