Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.6.20
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Mercifully Enables Spiritual Hearing
“Seeing my attempts in that lonely place, the Personality of Godhead, who is transcendental to all mundane description, spoke to me with gravity and pleasing words, just to mitigate my grief.”
What the purport teaches
- God is beyond mundane words and intelligence. Yet His inconceivable energy can grant suitable senses to hear Him or speak to Him.
- Pleased with Nārada Muni, the Lord gave him the strength to hear His grave and pleasing words. This was a special gift, not an experience available to others during the probationary stage of regulated devotional service.
- The Lord’s words eased Nārada’s grief of separation to some extent. A devotee in love with God feels separation while remaining absorbed in transcendental ecstasy.
Try this today
Read this verse and purport attentively today, without expecting direct speech from the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I value regulated devotional service without expecting Nārada’s special gift?
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.