Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.5.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesWelcome Guidance Alongside Disciplined Practice
“Like the sun, Your Goodness can travel everywhere in the three worlds, and like the air you can penetrate the internal region of everyone. As such, you are as good as the all-pervasive Supersoul. Please, therefore, find out the deficiency in me, despite my being absorbed in transcendence under disciplinary regulations and vows.”
What the purport teaches
- Vyāsadeva praised Nārada’s ability to travel throughout the three worlds and penetrate everyone’s inner region.
- Although absorbed in transcendence through regulations and vows, Vyāsadeva asked Nārada to identify his deficiency.
- Transcendental realization, pious activities, Deity worship and scriptural study are helpful. Charity, mercifulness and nonviolence are also helpful.
Try this today
Read a short passage of scripture attentively today, with a willingness to recognize something you need to improve.
Ask yourself
Am I open to correction even when I am practicing regularly?
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.