Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHear with Humility and Respect
“Sūta Gosvāmī said: After hearing all that was narrated to him by the self-realized and equipoised Śukadeva, the son of Vyāsadeva, Mahārāja Parīkṣit humbly approached his lotus feet. Bowing his head down upon the sage’s feet, the King, who had lived his entire life under the protection of Lord Viṣṇu, folded his hands in supplication and spoke as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- After hearing Śukadeva, Mahārāja Parīkṣit approached his lotus feet, bowed his head and folded his hands.
- The King had lived his entire life under the protection of Lord Viṣṇu.
- Some sages present were impersonalist philosophers. Śukadeva had spoken self-realization in a way pleasing to these intellectual yogīs.
Try this today
Before reading today, pause and cultivate respect for the teacher and the teaching.
Ask yourself
How can you bring more humility to hearing spiritual instruction?
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.