Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.14.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Vedas Ultimately Recommend Devotional Service
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: By the influence of time, the transcendental sound of Vedic knowledge was lost at the time of annihilation. Therefore, when the subsequent creation took place, I spoke the Vedic knowledge to Brahmā because I Myself am the religious principles enunciated in the Vedas.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, spoke Vedic knowledge to Brahmā when creation began again. He is Himself the religious principles taught in the Vedas.
- Although the Vedas describe many spiritual processes, they ultimately recommend devotional service. Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all pleasure, and His devotees enter His pleasure-giving potency.
- Fixing the mind on Kṛṣṇa requires devotional service. Sense gratification and mental speculation cover the heart and prevent one from receiving the Vedic message directly.
Try this today
Reread this translation slowly, then spend a minute directing your mind toward Kṛṣṇa rather than a material enjoyment.
Ask yourself
How might my desire for sense enjoyment interfere with receiving the Vedic message?
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.