Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.4.37
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDurvāsā Attends to His Ritual Duties
“Durvāsā Muni gladly accepted the request of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, but to perform the regulative ritualistic ceremonies he went to the river Yamunā. There he dipped into the water of the auspicious Yamunā and meditated upon the impersonal Brahman.”
What the purport teaches
- Durvāsā Muni gladly accepted Mahārāja Ambarīṣa’s invitation to eat.
- Before eating, he went to the Yamunā to perform the regulative ritualistic ceremonies.
- He dipped into the auspicious waters of the Yamunā and meditated upon the impersonal Brahman. This was the meditation described during his ritual observance.
Try this today
Reserve a short, undistracted period today for your regular spiritual observance.
Ask yourself
Do I make deliberate time for my spiritual observances amid other activities?
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.