Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Recommended Sacrifice Is Chanting
“On the day of extracting the soma juice, King Yudhiṣṭhira properly and very attentively worshiped the priests and the most exalted personalities of the assembly.”
What the purport teaches
- King Yudhiṣṭhira worshiped the priests and exalted assembly members with careful attention. He respectfully received the priest responsible for detecting mistakes.
- Vedic mantras must be pronounced perfectly and with the proper accent. A sacrifice cannot yield its desired result unless it is perfectly performed.
- In this Age of Kali, priests with the required learning are unavailable, so such sacrifices are forbidden. The only sacrifice recommended in the śāstras is chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
Try this today
Spend one minute attentively chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
Ask yourself
How can I bring more careful attention to chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa?
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.