Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.21.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Visitors Reveal Their Identities
“Demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, who can satisfy all materially ambitious men by giving them the rewards they desire, then manifested their own identities before King Rantideva, for it was they who had presented themselves as the brāhmaṇa, śūdra, caṇḍāla and so on.”
What the purport teaches
- Demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva manifested their own identities before King Rantideva.
- They had presented themselves as the brāhmaṇa, śūdra, caṇḍāla and other visitors.
- These demigods can give materially ambitious people the rewards they desire.
Try this today
Write one sentence noting who the visitors really were and how they had appeared.
Ask yourself
What changes in my understanding of the visitors when their identities are revealed?
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.