Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.84.9
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTreasure the Rare Audience of Sages
“The Supreme Lord said: Now our lives are indeed successful, for we have obtained life’s ultimate goal: the audience of great yoga masters, which even demigods only rarely obtain.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord declared that their lives were successful because they had obtained the audience of great yoga masters.
- Even the demigods, despite their privileges as administrators of the universe, rarely see sages such as Nārada and Vyāsadeva.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa identified Himself with the kings and others assembled at Samanta-pañcaka. He spoke on their behalf about the rare blessing of meeting these sages.
Try this today
Pause today to appreciate one opportunity you have had to meet a spiritually advanced devotee.
Ask yourself
Do I value opportunities to meet great devotees as rare blessings?
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.