Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.19.16
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLove Kṛṣṇa and Befriend All Beings
“Again, offering obeisances unto all you brāhmaṇas, I pray that if I should again take my birth in the material world I will have complete attachment to the unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa, association with His devotees and friendly relations with all living beings.”
What the purport teaches
- The most important function of a devotee is complete attachment to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the father of all living beings.
- A devotee desires the association of other devotees but has no enmity toward nondevotees. Spiritual association matters more than worldly greatness.
- Seeing all beings in relation to the supreme father, a devotee treats them as brothers. Mahārāja Parīkṣit prayed for this devotional life wherever he might take birth.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer for attachment to Kṛṣṇa, association with His devotees and friendship toward all living beings.
Ask yourself
How can you seek devotional association while remaining friendly toward everyone?
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.