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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.7.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Six Masters of the Purāṇas

“Trayyāruṇi, Kaśyapa, Sāvarṇi, Akṛtavraṇa, Vaiśampāyana and Hārīta are the six masters of the Purāṇas.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.7.5, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Trayyāruṇi and Kaśyapa are named among the masters of the Purāṇas.
  • Sāvarṇi and Akṛtavraṇa are also named among these masters.
  • Vaiśampāyana and Hārīta complete the list of six masters.

Try this today

Read the six names aloud once, giving each name careful attention.

Ask yourself

Which of these six names can you now recognize?

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.

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