Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.36
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesRespectfully Inquiring About Vedic Wisdom
“Śaunaka Ṛṣi said: O gentle Sūta, please narrate to us how Paila and the other greatly intelligent disciples of Śrīla Vyāsadeva, who are known as the standard authorities of Vedic wisdom, spoke and edited the Vedas.”
What the purport teaches
- Śaunaka Ṛṣi respectfully asks gentle Sūta to narrate how the Vedas were spoken and edited.
- His inquiry concerns Paila and the other greatly intelligent disciples of Śrīla Vyāsadeva.
- These disciples are known as the standard authorities of Vedic wisdom.
Try this today
Write one respectful question you would like to explore about how the Vedas were spoken and edited.
Ask yourself
What does Śaunaka Ṛṣi's respectful inquiry teach me about approaching Vedic study?
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.