Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.14.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPass On What Has Been Heard
“This history of the fight between the Lord as a boar and the demon Hiraṇyākṣa was heard by me in a year long ago as it was described by the foremost of the demigods, Brahmā, when he was questioned by the other demigods.”
What the purport teaches
- Maitreya had heard the history of the fight between Lord Boar and the demon Hiraṇyākṣa long before.
- Brahmā, the foremost of the demigods, had described this history when questioned by the other demigods.
- Maitreya identified where he had heard the account. He was passing on a narration previously spoken by Brahmā.
Try this today
Summarize this verse in one sentence, keeping only the details it gives.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I distinguish what I have heard from what I have assumed?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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