Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.16.6
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSincere Inquiry Pleases Kṛṣṇa
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O best of those who know how to inquire, on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, Arjuna, desiring to fight with his rivals, asked Me the same question that you are now posing.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa praises Uddhava as the best of those who know how to inquire.
- Arjuna had asked Kṛṣṇa the same question about His opulences on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra.
- Kṛṣṇa was pleased that His two dear friends had asked exactly the same question. He considered their shared inquiry wonderful.
Try this today
Write one question about Kṛṣṇa’s opulences and reread this verse as encouragement to inquire.
Ask yourself
What sincere question about Kṛṣṇa’s greatness would you like to explore?
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.