Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.14
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotional Hearing Relieves Material Suffering
“Sūta Gosvāmī said: O son of Bhṛgu, after Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the most respectable devotee, the son of Vyāsadeva, heard the pious questions of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, he thanked the King with great respect. Then he began to discourse on topics concerning Kṛṣṇa, which are the remedy for all sufferings in this Age of Kali.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī respectfully thanked Mahārāja Parīkṣit for his pious questions before speaking about Kṛṣṇa.
- Topics of Kṛṣṇa’s activities are the greatest remedy for miseries, especially in the Age of Kali. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was prepared to give relief to suffering people.
- Material miseries can be directly mitigated through devotional service. The devoted speaker and hearer together present kṛṣṇa-kathā for humanity’s benefit.
Try this today
Read one passage about Kṛṣṇa today, giving it your full attention as devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can your hearing of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam become a more attentive act of devotional service?
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.