Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.12.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSpiritual Qualification Requires Training
“Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, being invited to the sacrifices by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, saw to it that they were performed by qualified [twice-born] brāhmaṇas. After that, for the pleasure of the relatives, the Lord remained a few months.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, accepted Yudhiṣṭhira's invitation to supervise the sacrifices. He arranged for qualified, twice-born brāhmaṇas to perform them.
- Birth in a brāhmaṇa family alone does not qualify someone to perform sacrifices. Proper training and initiation from a bona fide ācārya are required.
- Kṛṣṇa's perfect arrangements ensured the successful performance of the sacrifices. Afterward, He stayed for a few months to give pleasure to His relatives.
Try this today
Review one instruction you have received through spiritual study and put it into practice today.
Ask yourself
Do I value genuine spiritual training more than family background or titles?
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.