Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.8.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFind Encouragement in the Lord’s Message
“O learned brāhmaṇa, because of my drinking the nectar of the message of the infallible Personality of Godhead, which is flowing down from the ocean of your speeches, I do not feel any sort of exhaustion due to my fasting.”
What the purport teaches
- The disciplic succession described here carries acyuta-kathā, the message of the infallible Lord. Speculative arguments are not infallible and can be defeated by other arguments.
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit felt no exhaustion from fasting while hearing the nectarean message of the Lord from Śukadeva Gosvāmī. The Lord’s message can remain refreshing even when one is otherwise exhausted.
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit was encouraged by the Lord’s message and was not afraid of death. One fully absorbed in acyuta-kathā need not fear anything in this world.
Try this today
Spend five quiet minutes today reading or hearing the Lord’s message, giving it your full attention.
Ask yourself
How does hearing the Lord’s message affect my fears and discouragement?
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.