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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.38

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Even Great Sages Never Reach the End

“O King, the greatest sages enumerate My births and activities, which take place throughout the three phases of time, but never do they reach the end of them.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.51.38, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord tells the King that the greatest sages enumerate His births and activities.
  • These births and activities take place throughout the three phases of time.
  • Even the greatest sages never reach the end of them.

Try this today

As a small act of devotional service, reread one description of the Lord’s activities today with attentive interest.

Ask yourself

How does the sages’ continuing study encourage you to keep hearing about the Lord?

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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