Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.12.44
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDeep Remembrance Leads to Speaking Kṛṣṇa-kathā
“Sūta Gosvāmī said: O Śaunaka, greatest of saints and devotees, when Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī in this way, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, immediately remembering subject matters about Kṛṣṇa within the core of his heart, externally lost contact with the actions of his senses. Thereafter, with great difficulty, he revived his external sensory perception and began to speak to Mahārāja Parīkṣit about kṛṣṇa-kathā.”
What the purport teaches
- Parīkṣit’s inquiry caused Śukadeva Gosvāmī to remember subject matters about Kṛṣṇa within the core of his heart.
- Absorbed in that remembrance, Śukadeva Gosvāmī externally lost contact with the actions of his senses.
- With great difficulty, he regained external sensory perception and began speaking to Mahārāja Parīkṣit about kṛṣṇa-kathā.
Try this today
Pause briefly to remember Kṛṣṇa before reading or speaking about Him today.
Ask yourself
What does Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s absorption teach me about the depth of remembering Kṛṣṇa?
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.