Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.51
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesVyāsadeva Entrusts Knowledge to His Disciples
“The most powerful and intelligent Vyāsadeva called four of his disciples, O brāhmaṇa, and entrusted to each of them one of these four saṁhitās.”
What the purport teaches
- Vyāsadeva is described as most powerful and intelligent.
- He called four of his disciples to receive the Vedic collections.
- He entrusted one of the four saṁhitās to each disciple.
Try this today
Review one spiritual teaching you have received and write a careful summary of it.
Ask yourself
What would it mean for me to treat spiritual instruction as something entrusted to my care?
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.