Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.2.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBharata’s Complete Devotion to Lord Nārāyaṇa
“Of the one hundred sons of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, the eldest, Bharata, was completely devoted to Lord Nārāyaṇa. It is because of Bharata’s fame that this planet is now celebrated as the great Bhārata-varṣa.”
What the purport teaches
- Bharata was the eldest of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva’s one hundred sons.
- He was completely devoted to Lord Nārāyaṇa.
- Because of Bharata’s fame, this planet became celebrated as the great Bhārata-varṣa.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to remember Lord Nārāyaṇa without attending to other tasks.
Ask yourself
What would giving fuller attention to devotion look like in my life?
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.