Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.4.14
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesVyāsadeva Appeared at a Special Time
“Sūta Gosvāmī said: When the second millennium overlapped the third, the great sage [Vyāsadeva] was born to Parāśara in the womb of Satyavatī, the daughter of Vasu.”
What the purport teaches
- Vyāsadeva was born to the great Parāśara Muni and Satyavatī, the daughter of Vasu. Sūta Gosvāmī describes the history of his birth.
- During the twenty-eighth round of the four millenniums under Vaivasvata Manu, the third millennium appeared before the second. The purport connects this particular alteration with Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's descent.
- Each millennium is divided into three periods called sandhyās. Vyāsadeva appeared in the third sandhyā of that particular age.
Try this today
Write a brief note naming Vyāsadeva's parents and the period in which he appeared.
Ask yourself
Am I taking time to understand the setting of Vyāsadeva's appearance rather than rushing past it?
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.