Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.13.21
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionPure Devotees Mercifully Enlighten Others
“I offer my humble obeisances to Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the best of mystic sages and a personal manifestation of the Absolute Truth. He saved Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who was bitten by the snake of material existence.”
What the purport teaches
- Sūta Gosvāmī offers obeisances to his spiritual master, Śukadeva Gosvāmī. The translation honors Śukadeva as the best of mystic sages and a personal manifestation of the Absolute Truth.
- King Parīkṣit was a pure, liberated devotee, eternally under the Lord’s protection. He was cursed to die so that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam might be spoken.
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī liberated the king from his so-called illusion. This exhibited the merciful nature of a pure devotee and the enlightening effect of his association.
Try this today
Offer a respectful bow to Śukadeva Gosvāmī in gratitude for his merciful teaching.
Ask yourself
How can I become more receptive to the enlightening association of a pure devotee?
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.