Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.2.10
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesQuestions That Awaken Remembrance of Kṛṣṇa
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Devarṣi Nārada was pleased by the questions of the highly intelligent Vasudeva. Because they suggested the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they reminded Nārada of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Thus Nārada replied to Vasudeva as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Devarṣi Nārada was pleased by the questions of the highly intelligent Vasudeva.
- Vasudeva’s questions suggested the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They reminded Nārada of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- With this remembrance of the Lord, Nārada began his reply to Vasudeva.
Try this today
Write one question about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities.
Ask yourself
Do my questions help me and others remember Lord Kṛṣṇa?
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.