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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.45.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Submissive Service Pleases the Spiritual Master

“That best of brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master Sāndīpani, was satisfied with Their submissive behavior, and thus he taught Them the entire Vedas, together with their six corollaries and the Upaniṣads.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.45.33, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sāndīpani, the spiritual master, is described as the best of brāhmaṇas.
  • He is satisfied with the two Lords’ submissive behavior.
  • He teaches Them the entire Vedas, together with their six corollaries and the Upaniṣads.

Try this today

Read today’s spiritual instruction slowly, then write one sentence about what you have learned.

Ask yourself

How can you bring a more receptive and respectful attitude to spiritual instruction?

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.

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