Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.13.16
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesInquire About Yoga's Supreme Goal
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Once, the mental sons of Lord Brahmā, namely, the sages headed by Sanaka, inquired from their father about the difficult subject matter of the supreme goal of yoga.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead begins describing an inquiry made by the mental sons of Lord Brahmā.
- The sages, headed by Sanaka, approached their father with their question.
- Their inquiry concerned the difficult subject of the supreme goal of yoga.
Try this today
Pause before today's study and state your intention to understand the supreme goal of yoga.
Ask yourself
Do you give attention to the goal of spiritual practice, as well as its procedures?
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.