Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.7.4
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHear About the Authorities on Sacred Literature
“Nakṣatrakalpa, Śāntikalpa, Kaśyapa, Āṅgirasa and others were also among the ācāryas of the Atharva Veda. Now, O sage, listen as I name the authorities on Purāṇic literature.”
What the purport teaches
- Nakṣatrakalpa and Śāntikalpa were among the ācāryas of the Atharva Veda.
- Kaśyapa, Āṅgirasa and others were also among its ācāryas.
- The speaker now turns to the authorities on Purāṇic literature and asks the sage to listen.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly, noticing the transition from the Atharva Veda to Purāṇic literature.
Ask yourself
How attentively do you listen when a teaching introduces its authorities?
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.