Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.73
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesGlorification Pleases the Sun-god
“Sūta Gosvāmī said: Satisfied by such glorification, the powerful sun-god assumed the form of a horse and presented to the sage Yājñavalkya yajur-mantras previously unknown in human society.”
What the purport teaches
- Sūta Gosvāmī says that the powerful sun-god was satisfied by the glorification offered to him.
- The sun-god assumed the form of a horse.
- He presented the sage Yājñavalkya with yajur-mantras previously unknown in human society.
Try this today
Read the translation once slowly, noticing the glorification, the sun-god’s satisfaction and the gift of mantras.
Ask yourself
How does this account encourage you to value sacred knowledge as something received?
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.