Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.3.25
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesHear Knowledge Faithfully Passed Down
“O Sūta Gosvāmī, your words are pleasing to our minds. Please therefore explain this to us as it was spoken by the great devotee Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is very expert in transcendental knowledge, and who spoke to Mahārāja Parīkṣit upon being asked.”
What the purport teaches
- The listeners find Sūta Gosvāmī’s words pleasing and ask him to explain further. They want to hear what Śukadeva Gosvāmī spoke to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī is described as a great devotee expert in transcendental knowledge. The request honors both his knowledge and his devotional standing.
- Knowledge explained by a previous ācārya and faithfully followed by the next remains powerful transcendental knowledge. It is penetrating and useful to submissive students.
Try this today
Reread this verse and purport slowly, then write down one teaching you want to receive with greater humility.
Ask yourself
How can I approach this teaching as a more submissive and attentive student?
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.