Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.6.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesLearn About Spiritual Transformation
“O son of Brahmā, how did you pass your life after initiation, and how did you attain this body, having quit your old one in due course?”
What the purport teaches
- Vyāsadeva asked how Nārada had spent his life after initiation.
- In his previous life, Śrī Nārada Muni was an ordinary maidservant’s son. He became perfectly transformed into a spiritual body of eternal life, bliss and knowledge.
- Vyāsadeva considered this transformation important and wanted Nārada to disclose the facts for everyone’s satisfaction.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on the words “eternal life, bliss and knowledge,” and write what you want to understand about them.
Ask yourself
What interests me about the transformation from ordinary life to spiritual perfection?
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.