Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.5.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLearning Alone Had Not Removed Despondency
“Your inquiries were full and your studies were also well fulfilled, and there is no doubt that you have prepared a great and wonderful work, the Mahābhārata, which is full of all kinds of Vedic sequences elaborately explained.”
What the purport teaches
- Vyāsadeva had fully inquired into the Vedic literatures and fulfilled his studies.
- He compiled the great and wonderful Mahābhārata, giving elaborate explanations of the Vedas.
- His despondency was therefore not caused by insufficient knowledge.
Try this today
Write down one thing you have studied well and one spiritual question that still remains.
Ask yourself
Do I assume that gathering more knowledge will necessarily remove dissatisfaction?
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.