Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.42
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKeep Spiritual Knowledge Ever Fresh
“You boys are first-class brāhmaṇas, and I am satisfied with you. May all your desires be fulfilled, and may the Vedic mantras you have learned never lose their meaning for you, in this world or the next.”
What the purport teaches
- Satisfied with his disciples, Sāndīpani blessed them that their desires would be fulfilled and their learned Vedic mantras would never lose their meaning.
- The purport compares knowledge that loses its meaning to cooked food that loses its taste after sitting for three hours. Spiritual knowledge loses its inspiring “taste” when a devotee does not remain fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- The Vedic mantras reveal the Absolute Truth. Sāndīpani Muni blessed his disciples that these mantras would remain ever fresh in their minds.
Try this today
Revisit one spiritual teaching you have learned and spend a minute considering its meaning for your Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Ask yourself
What helps spiritual knowledge remain meaningful and fresh for you?
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.