Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Bhāgavatam Perfectly Describes the Lord
“I have heard from you this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the perfect summary of all the Purāṇas and which perfectly describes the Supreme Lord, Uttamaḥśloka.”
What the purport teaches
- Parīkṣit acknowledges that he has heard Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from Śukadeva.
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the perfect summary of all the Purāṇas.
- It perfectly describes the Supreme Lord, Uttamaḥśloka.
Try this today
Reread this translation slowly, keeping its purpose of describing the Supreme Lord in mind.
Ask yourself
When you read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, how closely do you attend to its description of the Supreme Lord?
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.