Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.1.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSteady Attraction Shows Spiritual Intelligence
“Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Your Majesty, best of all saintly kings, because you are greatly attracted to topics of Vāsudeva, it is certain that your intelligence is firmly fixed in spiritual understanding, which is the only true goal for humanity. Because that attraction is unceasing, it is certainly sublime.”
What the purport teaches
- Unceasing attraction to topics of Vāsudeva shows intelligence firmly fixed in spiritual understanding. One whose mind is fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness understands the value of life.
- Executive heads of government must understand kṛṣṇa-kathā so they can help people become happy and gain relief from materialistic life.
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit and Śukadeva Gosvāmī were elevated by their common interest in kṛṣṇa-kathā. Such hearing and speaking can bring both audience and speaker back home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Set aside a specific five-minute period today for hearing or reading about Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What place does steady hearing about Kṛṣṇa have in your understanding of a worthwhile life?
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.