Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.42
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBhāgavatam Equals the Four Vedas in Stature
“My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, that great personality Śrīla Vyāsadeva taught me this same scripture, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal in stature to the four Vedas.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker tells Mahārāja Parīkṣit that Śrīla Vyāsadeva taught him this same scripture.
- The scripture he received is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is equal in stature to the four Vedas.
Try this today
Read this translation once without distraction, giving it the respectful attention its stated stature invites.
Ask yourself
How might recognizing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam’s stature change the attention you give 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.