Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.49
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Is the Goal of Vedic Knowledge
“I offer my obeisances to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original and greatest of all beings, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He is the author of the Vedas, and just to destroy His devotees’ fear of material existence, like a bee He has collected this nectarean essence of all knowledge and self-realization. Thus He has awarded to His many devotees this nectar from the ocean of bliss, and by His mercy they have drunk it.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original and greatest of all beings, and the author of the Vedas. He gives His devotees the nectar of knowledge and self-realization to destroy their fear of material existence.
- Like a bee taking nectar without harming a flower, Kṛṣṇa extracts the essence of Vedic knowledge without disturbing its elaborate system of advancement. He establishes Himself as its goal without destroying preliminary processes for materially absorbed people.
- By Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, His devotees drink this nectar from the ocean of bliss. Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī concludes by offering obeisances to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the spiritual master of the entire universe.
Try this today
After studying today, offer obeisances to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and thank Him for His merciful teachings.
Ask yourself
How can your study remain directed toward Kṛṣṇa and devotional service rather than knowledge alone?
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.