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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.41

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Education on an Extraordinary Scale

“I have heard from authoritative sources that the Yadu family employed 38,800,000 teachers just to educate their children.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.90.41, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Yadu family employed 38,800,000 teachers.
  • These teachers were employed just to educate the family’s children.
  • The account is presented as something heard from authoritative sources.

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How much care do I give to learning from authoritative sources?

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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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