Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.26
Mukti· LiberationAsk About the Source of Wisdom
“Śrī Yadu said: O brāhmaṇa, I see that you are not engaged in any practical religious activity, and yet you have acquired a most expert understanding of all things and all people within this world. Kindly tell me, sir, how did you acquire this extraordinary intelligence, and why are you traveling freely throughout the world behaving as if you were a child?”
What the purport teaches
- Yadu saw that the brāhmaṇa was not engaged in apparent practical religious activity, yet understood the world and its people expertly.
- He respectfully asked how the brāhmaṇa had acquired such extraordinary intelligence.
- He also asked why the brāhmaṇa traveled freely throughout the world, behaving like a child.
Try this today
Turn one quick judgment about another person's spiritual conduct into a respectful question.
Ask yourself
When someone's conduct puzzles me, do I respectfully inquire before judging?
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.