Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAppreciating Scripture Through Meditation on Kṛṣṇa
“I offer my obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the invincible Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Simply by meditating upon His lotus feet I have been able to study and appreciate this great literature.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker offers obeisances to the invincible Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Meditation upon His lotus feet has enabled the speaker to study this great literature.
- This meditation has also enabled genuine appreciation of the literature, not merely its study.
Try this today
Before reading today, offer obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa and spend a quiet moment meditating on His lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How can I make my study an expression of devotion to Śrī Kṛṣṇa?
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.