Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.48
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDevotional Hearing Pleases the Lord
“If one hears and describes in a devotional service attitude this auspicious narration of Lord Boar, which is worthy of description, the Lord, who is within the heart of everyone, is very pleased.”
What the purport teaches
- The histories of the Lord’s appearances and activities are as transcendental as He Himself. He leaves these narrations out of His causeless mercy.
- The living entity is spirit soul, so material stories cannot provide the transcendental benefit found in narrations of the Lord’s activities.
- Hearing these narrations and helping others hear them in a devotional attitude pleases the Lord within everyone’s heart. Such hearing destroys the pangs of material existence.
Try this today
Read aloud a short passage about Lord Boar with a devotional attitude, letting someone else hear if possible.
Ask yourself
Am I hearing about the Lord with a desire to please Him?
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.