Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.1.39
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Vālakhilyas’ Spiritual Knowledge and Retirement
“Kratu’s wife, Kriyā, gave birth to sixty thousand great sages, named the Vālakhilyas. All these sages were greatly advanced in spiritual knowledge, and their bodies were illuminated by such knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- Kriyā, Kratu’s wife, was the sixth daughter of Kardama Muni. She gave birth to sixty thousand great sages.
- These sages were greatly advanced in spiritual knowledge, and their bodies were illuminated by that knowledge.
- They were known as the Vālakhilyas because they all retired from family life as vānaprasthas.
Try this today
Set aside five quiet minutes today to study this account of the sages’ spiritual knowledge.
Ask yourself
What place am I making in my day for spiritual knowledge?
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.