Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.1.14
Mukti· LiberationPrepare Through Hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
“Mahārāja Parīkṣit, now your duration of life is limited to seven more days, so during this time you can perform all those rituals which are needed for the best purpose of your next life.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī encouraged Mahārāja Parīkṣit to use his remaining seven days to prepare for the next life. Even a short time could be put to its best purpose.
- The instruction was to take shelter of the sound representation of the Lord and thus attain liberation. Everyone can best prepare for the next life by hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
- These preparations are not merely formal rituals. They include favorable conditions that support spiritual preparation.
Try this today
Choose a short passage of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and listen to it attentively today.
Ask yourself
How can I make hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam a real preparation for life beyond this body?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.