Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.3 · one of the 108 chosen verses
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHumble Hearing Conquers the Unconquerable Lord
“Those who, even while remaining situated in their established social positions, throw away the process of speculative knowledge and with their body, words and mind offer all respects to descriptions of Your personality and activities, dedicating their lives to these narrations, which are vibrated by You personally and by Your pure devotees, certainly conquer Your Lordship, although You are otherwise unconquerable by anyone within the three worlds.”
What the purport teaches
- One should give up trying to understand the Absolute Truth through mental speculation. Even while remaining in one’s established social position, one can dedicate life to hearing about Kṛṣṇa.
- Respect the Lord’s topics with body, words and mind. Offer obeisances, praise the transcendental literatures and their teachers, and hear with reverence and pleasure.
- Bodily strength, verbal expertise and mental power cannot conquer Kṛṣṇa without loving service. Yet sincere devotees conquer the otherwise unconquerable Lord through devotion and attain eternal life at His side.
Try this today
Read a short passage about Kṛṣṇa aloud today, giving it your full attention and offering words of appreciation afterward.
Ask yourself
What would help you hear about Kṛṣṇa with greater reverence and pleasure?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.