Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.41
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Scripture Is Faithfully Passed On
“Long ago this essential anthology of all the Purāṇas was spoken by the infallible Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi to Nārada, who then repeated it to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa.”
What the purport teaches
- This scripture is the essential anthology of all the Purāṇas.
- Long ago, the infallible Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi spoke it to Nārada.
- Nārada then repeated it to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa.
Try this today
Write the sequence of speakers given here, beginning with Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi.
Ask yourself
What does this account of the scripture’s transmission encourage you to value when studying it?
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.