Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.83.3
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionHearing Nectar Removes Forgetfulness
“[Lord Kṛṣṇa’s relatives said:] O master, how can misfortune arise for those who have even once freely drunk the nectar coming from Your lotus feet? This intoxicating liquor pours into the drinking cups of their ears, having flowed from the minds of great devotees through their mouths. It destroys the embodied souls’ forgetfulness of the creator of their bodily existence.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s relatives describe nectar flowing from His lotus feet through the minds and mouths of great devotees.
- The ears are like drinking cups that receive this nectar freely.
- Such hearing destroys forgetfulness of the creator of one’s bodily existence. The relatives ask how misfortune could arise for those who have drunk this nectar.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes listening attentively to a devotee speak about Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How attentively do I receive devotees’ words about 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.