Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.19.32
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesReceive and Repeat the Message Faithfully
“Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, I have explained to you the Personality of Godhead’s coming down as the first boar incarnation and killing in a great fight a demon of unprecedented prowess as if he were just a plaything. This has been narrated by me as I heard it from my predecessor spiritual master.”
What the purport teaches
- Maitreya narrated what he had heard from his spiritual master. He did not manufacture anything or add his own interpretation.
- This is the system of paramparā: receiving the transcendental message in disciplic succession. Authoritative teaching depends on this bona fide process of hearing.
- Although Hiraṇyākṣa appeared extraordinarily powerful, he was like a doll before the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Defeating him required no difficulty for the Lord.
Try this today
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Ask yourself
When I share spiritual teachings, do I faithfully repeat what I have received?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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