Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.7.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDisciples Continue Studying Their Teachers’ Collections
“Babhru and Saindhavāyana, disciples of Śunaka, studied the two divisions of their spiritual master’s compilation of the Atharva Veda. Saindhavāyana’s disciple Sāvarṇa and disciples of other great sages also studied this edition of the Atharva Veda.”
What the purport teaches
- Babhru and Saindhavāyana were disciples of Śunaka.
- They studied the two divisions of their spiritual master’s compilation of the Atharva Veda.
- Saindhavāyana’s disciple Sāvarṇa and disciples of other great sages also studied this edition.
Try this today
Read the translation twice, then recall who taught Saindhavāyana and who his disciple was.
Ask yourself
What can you learn from the attention these disciples gave to their teachers’ compilation?
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.