Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesListen Carefully to Spiritual Instruction
“Please listen, O son of Mahārāja Yayāti, O tiger among men, as I explain to you what I have learned from each of these gurus.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker asks the King to listen as he explains what he has learned.
- He will describe the instruction received from each of his gurus. Each teacher has something particular to teach.
- The King is respectfully addressed as the son of Mahārāja Yayāti and a tiger among men.
Try this today
Read the next teaching slowly, without distractions, and identify its main lesson.
Ask yourself
Am I ready to listen carefully before deciding what a teaching means?
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.